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TGH at Home is a program that enables Tampa General Hospital (TGH) to treat lower-acuity patients in the comfort of their own home versus an inpatient setting.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When our world locked down in March 2020, many of our lives changed forever. With hospitals at capacity and emergency rooms stretched thin, medical professionals were forced to find ways to treat patients in new, innovative ways. This was one of the ways, Tampa General Hospital's brand new program, TGH at Home, was born.
TGH at Home, the first program of its kind in the Tampa Bay area, is a care model designed to provide specific patients with hospital-level care in the comfort of their home. In addition to in-home visits from health care providers, TGH at Home includes virtual visits and remote monitoring of vital signs 24 hours a day. Our care team of doctors and nurses stays in close contact with each patient to monitor their condition and make any treatment changes needed for an optimum recovery.
Watch our video to learn more about TGH at Home and how this innovative program is making the road to recovery so much better for patient, Grandton Gibson.
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and sixth out of 100 Florida companies in the 2022 America's Best Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2021, provided a net community benefit worth more than $224.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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LONDON, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, announced today that Jonathan Gear, Chief Executive Officer, and Jonathan Collins, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the RBC Capital Markets 2022 Technology, Internet, Media and Telecommunications Conference on Tuesday, November 15 at 1:25 pm Eastern Time. The live webcast can be accessed at https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/rbc/tmit2022/l0H11m.cfm and will be available for replay.
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LONDON (AP) — With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dealt a heavy blow after surviving a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party, questions already are being asked about who might succeed him if he was forced from office.
Conservative lawmakers voted 211-148 to keep Johnson as leader Monday following revelations that he and his staff held Downing Street parties that broke Britain’s COVID-19 lockdown rules. But the scale of the revolt was considered more damaging than expected.
Although the leadership rules give Johnson a year’s respite from another such vote, he faces other risks.
Party rebels could change the rules to force an early vote; he could be seen as a political liability if Conservatives lose special elections this month; he could be forced out if an ethics committee finds he lied to Parliament over the “partygate” scandal; or he could simply get fed up and quit.
That would trigger a leadership contest to choose his replacement. While there is no single front-runner, here is a look at some possible contenders:
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LIZ TRUSS, FOREIGN SECRETARY
Truss, 46, took on the high-profile Cabinet post in September after serving as trade minister. She has been gaining momentum as a contender since then and has made no secret of her ambitions.
As Britain’s chief diplomat in the Ukraine crisis, Truss got a frosty reception from her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, prior to Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion.
She is also the U.K.’s lead negotiator with the European Union on lingering issues following Britain’s exit from the bloc. Once a campaigner for remaining in the EU, Truss has become a Brexit champion. Her former role as international trade secretary saw her signing post-Brexit deals around the world and channeling Johnson’s ambitions for “Global Britain.”
Truss is popular with many Conservatives, who see echoes of the party’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, in the the free-market-loving politician. Truss’ supporters have coined the slogan, “In Liz We Truss.”
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RISHI SUNAK, TREASURY CHIEF
Until recently, Sunak was widely regarded as the party’s brightest rising star, the best-known of the contenders — and the bookies’ favorite to succeed Johnson.
Sunak, 42, was thrust into the spotlight when he became treasury chief in 2020, tasked with the unenviable job of steering the economy through its worst economic slump on record because of the pandemic. He dished out billions of pounds in emergency spending to help businesses and workers, and his policies have generally been seen in a positive light.
But “partygate” changed those fortunes. Like Johnson, he was issued a police fine for attending a lockdown-flouting birthday party at Downing Street in June 2020. He also came under heavy criticism for being slow to respond to Britain’s severe cost-of-living crisis.
Sunak also faced pressure following revelations that his wife, Akshata Murthy, avoided paying U.K. taxes on her overseas income, and that the former investment banker held on to his U.S. green card while serving in government.
If he succeeds, he would be Britain’s first prime minister of color. Born to Indian parents who moved to the U.K. from East Africa, Sunak attended the exclusive Winchester College private school and studied at Oxford.
Some see his elite education and past work for the investment bank Goldman Sachs and a hedge fund as a deficit because he seems out of touch with ordinary voters.
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JEREMY HUNT, FORMER CABINET MINISTER
Hunt, a former health secretary and foreign secretary, ran against Johnson in the 2019 leadership race, billing himself as the more serious candidate. He lost heavily, and was dumped from the Cabinet when Johnson took over.
He has openly said he wouldn’t back Johnson, warning that keeping him in power would wreck the party’s chances in the next general election.
He is widely expected to make a new bid for the party leadership. In a January interview, the 55-year-old was quoted as saying that his ambition to lead the country hasn’t “completely vanished.”
Hunt has remained a lawmaker, and kept himself in the public eye by grilling ministers and experts as head of Parliament’s Health and Social Care Select Committee.
As a critic of the government’s response to the pandemic, he may appeal to those seeking a change from Johnson, although some look on him unfavorably for implementing unpopular policies as health secretary.
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BEN WALLACE, DEFENSE SECRETARY
Wallace has won admirers for his straight talk, particularly among Conservative lawmakers who pressed for the U.K. to increase its defense spending.
A 52-year-old army veteran, Wallace has raised his profile considerably as a key government voice in Britain’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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TOM TUGENDHAT, COMMONS FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Tugendhat, 48, is a non-Cabinet Conservative being mentioned as a possible leadership contender. Although he has no ministerial experience, Tugendhat reportedly is favored by some in the party as a good choice for a new start.
An opponent of the 2016 Brexit referendum, the former soldier has been a trenchant critic of Johnson. He is also among a group of key Conservatives urging the U.K. to take a tougher stance on China.
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NADHIM ZAHAWI, EDUCATION SECRETARY
Zahawi, 55, came to prominence as vaccines minister during the pandemic and was credited with playing a key part in the successful rollout of the COVID-19 shot.
A co-founder of the market research firm YouGov, Zahawi was elected as lawmaker in 2010. He was born in Iraq to a Kurdish family and came to the U.K. as a child when his parents fled Iraq under Saddam Hussein’s rule.
He is seen by some as a safe choice if other candidates such as Truss prove too divisive.
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SAJID JAVID, HEALTH SECRETARY
Javid, 52, has been health secretary since June 2021, leading Britain’s COVID-19 response. Before that, he served as treasury chief, but resigned in early 2020 after clashing with Johnson over his order to fire his team of advisers.
The fact that Johnson brought him back into the government to handle the coronavirus response reflects his reputation for competence.
The son of Pakistani immigrants, Javid has billed himself as a common-man alternative to his private school-educated rivals — although he had a lucrative career in investment banking before entering politics.
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MICHAEL GOVE, LEVELING UP SECRETARY
Gove, a party heavyweight, has held many key Cabinet posts and currently is in charge of delivering on the government’s promise to “level up” Britain — to address inequality by increasing opportunities in deprived areas.
Gove, 54, played a key role in the Brexit campaign and is widely respected in the party, but is not completely trusted. In the 2016 Conservative leadership campaign, he backed Johnson for leader before deciding to run himself — a betrayal that many Conservatives haven’t forgotten.
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PENNY MORDAUNT, TRADE MINISTER
Mordaunt, 49, has emerged as a surprise potential contender, with supporters saying she could help heal the party’s divisions.
Mordaunt played a prominent role in the pro-Brexit campaign and had backed Hunt in the 2019 leadership contest. She was removed as defense secretary as soon as Johnson became prime minister.
She has since returned to government as international trade minister and is popular among Conservative lawmakers. | 2022-06-09T05:13:28+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/which-conservatives-could-succeed-uks-johnson-if-he-falls/ |
The Colorado Rockies haven’t had the road trip they hoped for so far, but things are much better for them away from Denver in 2022 than they were in 2021.
An 8-5 loss to the host Stan Francisco Giants on Monday night dropped Colorado’s road record to 5-8. Considering last season the Rockies managed just five wins in their first 35 away contests, this year’s mark doesn’t seem so bad.
Colorado can head home this weekend close to even on the road if it can capture the last two games of the series against the Giants, starting with a Tuesday night matchup.
The Rockies will send right-hander Antonio Senzatela (2-1, 3.75 ERA) to face San Francisco left-hander Alex Wood (2-2, 4.38).
Senzatela is 5-1 with a 4.24 ERA in 10 career outings, including eight starts, against the Giants.
Colorado’s historic woes away from Coors Field have been well-documented. Rarely has the team finished a season with a winning road record.
Newcomer Jose Iglesias has helped this season by producing a .444 average away from home. Iglesias carries a .329 average into Tuesday after going 3-for-4 on Monday in the Rockies’ loss to the Giants. The 32-year-old former All-Star is trying to show his younger teammates the right way to play.
“You’re not going to score many runs every night,” Iglesias said. “You’ve got to pay attention to details — like 90 feet, read the ball in the dirt, put the ball in play, make a good defensive play. So many details in the game that you’ve got to pay attention to, and this team is creating awareness. That’s what it takes to win games.”
Wood has struggled in his past two outings, losing 14-4 to the Washington Nationals on April 29 and 9-1 to his former team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, on Wednesday. The game against the Dodgers marked the first time he has recorded an out beyond the fifth inning this year — and he was gone after 5 1/3 innings that night.
Wood will try to improve on mediocre career results vs. the Rockies. In 19 games (16 starts) against Colorado, he is 6-3 with a 5.67 ERA.
The Giants won 107 games last season, a total that led the majors, but like many teams they have struggled to find any offensive rhythm this season. There are signs they are breaking out of that slump, however.
After managing just five runs in the previous four games, San Francisco has busted out the bats during its current three-game winning streak.
The Giants have scored 25 runs in the three victories — including a 13-run outburst against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday — and they bashed six home runs in that span.
Utility man Mauricio Dubon has played a key role the past three games. While starting at shortstop, second base and center field, he went 6-for-12 with two homers and five RBIS.
“I don’t know where we’d be without him,” San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler said. “For the last couple of games, he’s been excellent.”
–Field Level Media | 2022-05-11T00:02:27+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/mlb-baseball/rockies-hope-to-improve-on-road-mark-vs-giants/ |
Matty Bovan energizes Milan fashion, Armani offers elegance
MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week closed Sunday after five days of mostly womenswear previews that celebrated diversity and renewal, with more designers of color represented than ever and a host of new talent making their debuts at major fashion houses.
The Italian fashion council was promoting sustainability with the return of the Green Carpet awards Sunday night recognizing progress in practices that reduce waste in the industry and its carbon footprint.
Even while the fashion world was raising awareness about sustainability, this season’s calendar presented unsustainable trajectories between shows, forcing the fashion crowd to travel back and forth, multiple times in one day, in an already gridlocked city. Even biking proved a challenge with few bike lanes on the routes.
Fashion week closed as Italians went to the polls for an unseasonal parliamentary election that could push Italian politics sharply toward the right, something on the minds of many in the fashion world who have advocated for migrant rights and a law that would criminalize hate crimes against homosexuals, women and the disabled.
Giorgio Armani voted early, even as he prepared the finishing touches on his runway show and to appear at the Green Carpet Awards. Asked about the elections, he responded: “That it may be a productive day. Stop.”
Some highlights from Sunday, the closing day of Milan Fashion Week:
MATTY BOVAN’S ‘SHAPESHIFTER’
“This is new energy for Milan,” Stefano Gabbana gushed backstage to British designer Matty Bovan. “Bravo,” chimed in Domenico Dolce.
Bovan, who had just made his Milan Fashion Week debut Sunday sponsored by Dolce & Gabbana, was still flush, having sprinted up and down the runway, in a physical display of his energy that was captured on a creative level in his new collection.
“I am exhausted,″ Bovan confessed to fashion journalists moments earlier. “I haven’t run like that for years.”
Bovan said his colorful, definitely energetic and fantastical collection reflects “English surrealism at its best.”
The collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana gave him access to the designing duo’s ateliers, and Bovan was still overwhelmed by the quality of their craftsmanship “I have never seen work like that. I have never had access to work like that. It is just of a scale,’’ he said.
The Milan stalwarts also provide handbags, denim and corsetry, all of which Bovan has worked over with embroidery, crocheting or painting, about 90% of that by his own hand.
The looks were completed with mostly deadstock materials from his previous collections, including loud sequined geometric prints and knitwear that he constructed into overlapping layered skirts and bustles, which by no means were reserved for women alone. And he threw in some Matty Bovan emblazoned golden brocade, as mermaid skirts and ruffled wraps.
Dolce & Gabbana jeans were ripped, torn, patched with embroidery and painted. Their bags were painted, and toted upside-down. And the reissue corsets in special colors and sizes gave shape to the looks.
Bovan said Dolce & Gabbana’s take on femininity combined well with what he called his own “very twisted feminine. So, it was a real fun collaboration.”
GIORGIO ARMANI’S GOLDEN THREADS
Giorgio Armani’s collection for next spring and summer was a study in shimmery elegance.
The collection opened with pearly whites, and transitioned to subdued blues, greens and grays — all coalescing around a notion of spiritual tranquility.
That harmony was evident in the soft construction, layers of translucent materials that draped and moved with the form. In a kind of alchemy, trousers looked like skirts, and skirts like trousers. As a more powerful palette came into focus, some skin started to show: A long linen shirt opened demurely to show off some torso above chocolate trousers. Beaded jackets paired with fluid trousers, and mandala prints gave life to a series of daytime formal looks with silken pants.
The collection culminated with crystal accented looks in the most shimmering of whites, each a meditation of what fashion means for the spirit.
“I cannot manage to make a dress without at least a little glitter,’’ the designer, 88, said after the show.
REMAKING BENETTON FROM THE KNITWEAR UP
Benetton is embarking on yet another remake, this time under the creative direction of Andrea Incontri, a Milan designer with experience at a host of fashion houses, including Tod’s.
An architect by training, Incontri wants to reshape the Benetton retail experience, and emptied the Corso Buenos Aires flagship store for his runway debut as creative director.
Upstairs, his new collection — replete with colorful fruit-repeating motifs, pretty melange knits and tweeds — hung against a bare tiled wall, in well-curated, easy to survey constellations.
Underlining his desire to start with the consumer, Incontri staged the runway show on the ground floor, allowing passersby to catch a glimpse.
The modern silhouette includes culottes — a hot trend in Milan for next spring and summer — and leather Obi belts that shape crisp cotton dresses or corresponding cotton shirt-short sets for men, should they feel so bold.
The brand’s famed knitwear is pretty in melange, which layers nicely. A bra top gives a modern edge to a ribbed tunic and trousers, as cozy as it is chic. Knit biker shorts transform a tweed skirt and jacket into active daywear. Fruit motifs create a cornucopia of mix-and-match looks: the reds, pinks and yellows of cherries, pears and apples all aligning cheerily with green, sky blue and yellow backgrounds.
Incontri has given the Benetton octopus logo a much-needed graphic update, deploying it sparingly, and he has created necklaces with the B and E for Benetton, in the spirit of personalization popular with Gen-Z. Just six months in the job, Incontri promises an even fuller makeover at the 57-year-old brand, which has experienced periods of malaise.
Whereas Benetton’s heydey is strongly associated with the socially forward United Colors of Benetton advertising campaigns of Oliviero Toscani, Incontri wants to put the product and the consumer first.
“This is a brand that I feel a lot of affection for, as do many Italians, because I grew up with it,″ Incontri told reporters.
FERRARI APPAREL GAINING TRACTION
Super sportscar maker Ferrari’s foray into luxury goods is finding traction with its high-end auto buyers, as hoped, but also Formula 1 fans whose garages don’t house quite the same horsepower.
Rocco Iannone, the creative director of Ferrari’s fashion line, said he saw the effect during the Italian Grand Prix in Monza earlier this month. Many Formula 1 fans were buying pricey made-to-measure Ferrari garments, and showing up the next day wearing them at the race track “with badges and all of the iconic elements.”
“This mix is what I am interested in telling: They exist and we want to give them a wardrobe,’’ Ianonne said.
Iannone’s third collection focuses on what the creative director called Ferrari’s “primordial materials:” leather, denim, cotton and silk.
The new collection combines pieces Formula 1 fans would covet, including racing jumpsuits and pit jackets adorned with iconic patches, as well as elegant statement pieces incorporating the Ferrari technological drive with more subtlety.
Jacquard cargo pants are made with recycled nylon, rendering a camouflage look. The denim is technological, each piece treated with sprays of ozone to give a colorful stone-washed effect without the usual environmental damage. And Napa glove leather is used to make supple leather jumpsuits in a deep red with orange undertones or black.
“The goal is to embrace the soul of Ferrari through a sharp, precise and mixed wardrobe,″ Iannone.
TRUSSARDI’S TRANSFORMATION
The Berlin-based designers who have taken creative direction of the Milan fashion house Trussardi say they are driving a transformation that is “non-linear and chaotic.”
“It is a meeting between magic and realist, past and future, dream and pragmatism, modernity and heredity,’’ Serhat Isik and Benjamin A. Huseby said of their deep dive to restructure Trussardi.
That is about as confessional as designers can get as they unveiled their second Trussardi collection Saturday in Milan’s neoclassical Clerici Palace, in one of the city’s most beautiful and ornate rooms.
The collection combines Trussardi classics with urban looks the embrace both pragmatism and streetwear.
The designers behind the GmbH brand made the polo shirt the battle horse of the Trussardi collection, but pairing it in daring combinations, like a culotte jumper shorts in shiny leather with a racing front. More demurely, the polo shirt featured a square neck that can be demurely unbuttoned, and paired with Bermuda shorts and a fanny back, perfect for a day out in the city.
Jersey cut dresses draped the body, while voluminous crocodile leather and slim-cut denim provide urban armor.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2022-09-26T15:59:29+00:00 | kob.com | https://www.kob.com/news/business-money/matty-bovan-energizes-milan-fashion-armani-offers-elegance/ |
A new Starbucks location has opened its doors in downtown Dayton inside the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center, Second and Main Streets.
Kailey Yeakley, social media and communications manager for Dayton Live, confirmed the coffee shop is in its soft opening stage. Grand opening details will be announced at a later date.
Credit: Submitted Photo
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The coffee shop is located in part of the space formerly occupied by Citilites Restaurant & Bar. Citilites closed at the beginning of 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic primarily due to a “much-needed makeover” and to notably address lagging sales, Dayton Live previously said.
“In regards to the additional space, we are looking at ways to utilize this area and look forward to that project in the future,” Yeakley said.
Dayton Live will operate the coffee shop 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Yeakley said on nights they have a show at the Schuster Center, Starbucks will be open through the beginning of the production. The national tour of “Jesus Christ Superstar” will perform in the Mead Theatre Aug. 2-7.
For more information about Dayton Live, visit www.daytonlive.org.
About the Author | 2022-07-18T19:04:22+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/what-to-know/new-starbucks-opens-in-schuster-center/2WUY5L3RHNGOPFXRZY3DKKK22Q/ |
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on trade in critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries, part of an effort to ensure secure supplies of strategically important resources.
The deal due to be signed later Tuesday is expected to help electric vehicles using metals processed in Japan qualify for tax incentives under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The agreement was endorsed by Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday.
The Inflation Reduction Act, enacted in August, includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 that could be used to defray the cost of purchasing an electric vehicle but requires such vehicles to have a portion of the critical minerals used in their batteries to be mined in or processed domestically or from countries with which the U.S. has free trade agreements. Japan and the U.S. have no such FTA.
Japan and European countries had protested being excluded from joining the American Clean Vehicle Credit program under the law.
The deal to be signed in Washington by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Japan’s ambassador to the U.S., Koji Tomita, will grant Japan the same treatment as an FTA partner regarding such minerals, Japanese officials said.
The agreement to not impose export duties on trade in lithium, cobalt, manganese, nickel and graphite —all strategically important minerals — is a boon for Japanese automakers and companies like Panasonic, one of the biggest battery makers.
“As we expect a significant increase of demand for EV batteries going forward, securing critical minerals indispensable for their production is a pressing task,” Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.
“The deal is aimed at establishing resilient supply chains through cooperation between Japan and the United States, as well as like-minded countries, by strengthening cooperation to secure sustainable and fair supply chains for those critical minerals,” he said.
The U.S. government wants to ensure a stable, secure supply of lithium and other materials needed for EV batteries, heat pumps and large-capacity batteries for the electric grid. A majority of global lithium production comes from China, Australia, Argentina and Chile, while Russia dominates the global nickel market and the Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s largest cobalt producer.
“This announcement is proof of President Biden’s commitment to building resilient and secure supply chains,” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement.
Tai said the U.S. “would continue to work with our allies and partners to strengthen supply chains for critical minerals, including through the Inflation Reduction Act.”
The Treasury Department is expected to release details about tax credits and adjustments to the law soon. | 2023-03-29T04:40:22+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/us-japan-reach-deal-on-vital-minerals-for-ev-batteries/ |
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — Starting on a day that’s typically associated with superstition, Wendy’s is offering its customers a little good fortune.
Wendy’s is recognizing Friday the 13th as “Fry-day the 13th,” offering customers a free side of fries with any purchase through its mobile app.
If you can’t make it Friday, you’re in luck. The deal lasts through Jan. 19.
The upcoming Fry-day deal starts a series of freebies each week this month at Wendy’s nationwide:
- Jan. 13-19: Free any size a la carte Hot & Crispy Fry with any purchase.
- Jan. 20-22: Free six-piece Nuggets with any medium or large Hot & Crispy Fry purchase.
- Jan. 23-29: Free Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger with medium or large Hot & Crispy Fry purchase.
- Jan. 30-Feb. 6: BOGO medium or large Hot & Crispy Fry.
Customers must download and use Wendy’s mobile app to take advantage of these deals.
“Every day can feel like a lucky Fry-day at Wendy’s with fries guaranteed hot and crispy every single time,” the fast-food chain said in a statement. | 2023-01-12T21:00:17+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/wendys-offering-free-fries-on-fry-day-the-13th/ |
United Express flight makes 'precautionary' landing at Peoria airport
PEORIA −A flight bound for Chicago returned to Peoria early Friday after a smoke alarm went off, resulting in the plane making a "precautionary" landing, airport officials said.
Gene Olson, the director of the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Greater Peoria International Airport, said the plane, a CRJ-200, a two-engine jetliner, returned to Peoria at about 7:30 a.m. A smoke alarm had gone off, Olson said. He wasn't sure where in the plane.
"They returned to the airport to make a precautionary landing. They taxied to the gate, deplaned their passengers and it was all over by 7:45 a.m.," he said. The plane, he said, had only flown about five to 10 miles from Peoria when the alarm sounded, the director said.
He wasn't sure how many people were on the plane. A CRJ-200 can hold up to 50. The flight, 3789, was operated by Air Wisconsin for United Express, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks air traffic. No one was injured, Olson said.
More:No, Air Force One didn't just land at Peoria's airport
The flight resumed shortly after 9 a.m. and landing safely at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago at 9:47 a.m., according to FlightAware. A call to the media line for Air Wisconsin was not immediately returned. | 2023-01-06T17:32:05+00:00 | pjstar.com | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2023/01/06/smoke-alarm-causes-chicago-bound-flight-to-return-to-peoria/69784750007/ |
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
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9:25 p.m.
Tiger Woods dumped his second shot at the British Open into the Swilcan Burn and things didn’t get much better after that.
The three-time champion ended up with a double bogey on the first hole. He also made double bogey on No. 7. He finished at 6-over 78 on the Old Course, where he won two of his major titles.
The bloated score leaves him with a remote chance of making the weekend in what might be his final Open at St. Andrews.
Perhaps it was too much to expect Woods to contend this week, despite being one of the greatest players to pick up a golf club.
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5:50 p.m.
Tiger Woods finally has a birdie on his card at the British Open. He still has a long way to go to get out of the hole he dug for himself on the Old Course at St. Andrews.
Woods got up-and-down from behind the green on the par-4 ninth hole for his first birdie of the day. He still went out in 5-over 41 and already was 13 shots out of the lead.
The start was as bad as he could have expected. He hit into the Swilcan Burn on the first hole and missed a short putt to take double bogey. He made another double bogey by hitting into the bunker on the wrong hole while playing the seventh.
Along the way, he was missing well to the left off the tee. Woods made a pair of key putts to keep it from being worse.
Scoring has been good. Just over 50 players are under par. Cameron Young remains the leader after his 64 in his Open debut.
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5 p.m.
Rory McIlroy is off to the start he wanted at St. Andrew’s. With a birdie on the last hole, McIlroy has opened with a 66 and trails PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young by two shots.
McIlroy had the 18-hole lead in the PGA Championship. He was only one shot behind after one round of the U.S. Open. At both majors, it was the third round that got away from him.
McIlroy says he feels in control of his game and that gives himself a little more freedom. He says he expects to give a better account of himself.
Tiger Woods was hoping for better. Instead, it keeps getting worse. After his double bogey on the opening hole, Woods made another double bogey on No. 7 after hitting into a bunker on an adjacent fairway. He is 6 over through seven holes.
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3:15 p.m.
Tiger Woods has started this British Open at St. Andrews the same way he did the last time.
He hit his second shot into the Swilcan Burn.
Woods received a cheer so loud it could be heard hundreds of yards away. And then he caught too much turf with his club and the ball bounced before disappearing into the famous stream that winds along the fairway. He took a penalty, pitched over the burn and badly missed a short putt. His day started with a double bogey.
Woods hit into the burn in 2015 and only made bogey.
This is the third major of the year for Woods. He made the cut in the Masters and PGA Championship. But he has played only seven competitive rounds this year.
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1:55 p.m.
Cameron Young opened his first British Open by shooting 8-under 64 to take a three-stroke clubhouse lead at St. Andrews. Among the players on his tail are a couple of former champions.
Young two-putted for birdie at No. 18 to complete a clean card in his first competitive round at the home of golf. The American was 7 under after 12 holes and looked set to challenge the lowest 18-hole score at a major championship, Branden Grace’s 62 at the British Open in 2017.
Young made five straight pars — including three-putting at the par-5 No. 14 — before his eighth birdie of the round at the last.
Rory McIlroy, the 2014 champion, and the 52-year-old Ernie Els, who lifted the claret jug in 2002 and ’12, were 5 under midway through their back nines. Cameron Smith of Australia is in the clubhouse after a 67.
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1:25 p.m.
Phil Mickelson says he didn’t attend the champions’ dinner before the British Open because the R&A told him the club didn’t “think it’s a great idea you go.”
Mickelson won the British Open in 2013 at Muirfield, but he is among the players who have angered the PGA Tour by playing with LIV Golf, the Saudi-funded breakaway series which has caused a rift in the sport.
“The R&A contacted me a couple weeks before and said, ‘Look, we don’t think it’s a great idea you go, but if you want to, you can.’ I just didn’t want to make a big deal about it, so I said, ‘Fine,’” Mickelson said. “We both kind of agreed that it would be best if I didn’t.”
Greg Norman, the CEO of LIV Golf and a two-time Open champion, was asked not to come to St. Andrews for the champions’ dinner either at the 150th anniversary of the tournament because it might be a distraction.
Mickelson shot even par in the first round on the Old Course. He said missing the meal wasn’t taking away from his enjoyment at St. Andrews.
“I love being here,” Mickelson said. “Everybody here loves golf, and we find this place to be very spiritual.”
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12:15 p.m.
Cameron Young might be justifying all the pre-event talk of record low scores at St. Andrews.
Young rolled in a birdie putt from four feet at No. 12 and was leading by three shots on 7 under. Not bad for his first competitive round at the home of golf.
The American missed the cut in five of his first six majors. In the other — the PGA Championship this year — he was tied for the lead heading to the 14th tee in the final round but wound up finishing in third place.
With six holes remaining in his round, Young might be challenging the lowest 18-hole score at a major championship.
The record is held by Branden Grace with his 62 at Royal Birkdale in 2017.
Rory McIlroy has made three straight birdies from No. 5 and is in a share of second place on 4 under.
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12 p.m.
Barclay Brown is a member of the same English golf club as Matt Fitzpatrick and appears to be taking some inspiration from the recently crowned U.S. Open champion.
The 21-year-old amateur is the clubhouse leader in the opening round at his first British Open after shooting 4-under 68 at St. Andrews.
Brown is a member at Hallamshire Golf Club in Sheffield, from where Fitzpatrick also hails. Fitzpatrick won his first major last month at Brookline.
Distinctive at the home of golf in his colorful hat, Brown curled in a long, right-to-left birdie putt at No. 17 for the last of his five birdies in his round.
An amateur, Paul Dunne, shared the lead through 54 holes at the last Open at St. Andrews in 2015.
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11 a.m.
Erik van Rooyen is another withdrawal at St. Andrews.
The South African pulled out because of a back injury and has been replaced by Aaron Rai of England.
Rai drove to Scotland on Wednesday from his home in central England in the unlikely hope of playing at the home of golf. He was promoted to first alternate after Rikuya Hoshino replaced Justin Rose, who withdrew because of a back injury just before he was due to start his round.
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10:40 a.m.
Joohyung Kim is enjoying his first appearance at the British Open. Rory McIlroy enjoyed his first hole at St. Andrews, too.
Kim, a 20-year-old South Korean, reached the turn at 4 under and was in a three-way tie for the lead with Min Woo Lee of Australia and Cameron Young of the United States.
With a third-place finish at the Scottish Open last week, Kim underlined his liking of links. He briefly shared the lead in the final round.
McIlroy, seeking his first major title since 2014, was standing out in his brown-and-yellow attire and began his round by holing a putt from more than 50 feet for birdie.
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9:30 a.m.
Ian Poulter is delivering his usual dose of drama, and it’s all good at the British Open.
The flamboyant Englishman began his round by coming within a few yards of going out-of-bounds. And then he closed out the front nine by holing a 50-yard putt from the opposite side of the ninth green for an eagle 2.
That puts Poulter at 3 under, tied among early starters with Brandon Wu.
Meanwhile, Justin Rose and Alex Noren are both out of the British Open, but only one of them will be playing this week. Rose says he felt pain in his lower back after a swing with his driver in practice Wednesday. He was on the range Thursday morning but decided he couldn’t go.
Noren was at St. Andrews earlier in the week as first alternate. He wound up leaving for California to play the PGA Tour event, losing his spot at St. Andrews.
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8:40 a.m.
Justin Rose has withdrawn from the British Open because of a back injury.
He has been replaced in the field by Rikuya Hoshino of Japan.
The No. 50-ranked Rose appeared to be struggling with a back problem as he walked off the course Wednesday in his practice round.
Rose finished tied for fourth as an amateur at Royal Birkdale in 1998. The Englishman has two other top-10 finishes at the Open, in 2015 and ’18.
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6:45 a.m.
The silver claret jug was first awarded 150 years ago to the British Open champion. There it was Thursday morning on the first tee at St. Andrews as golf’s oldest championship began.
Paul Lawrie of Scotland, the Open champion from 1999, was selected to hit the first shot of this historic week that is all about the 150th edition at the home of golf. He used a yellow golf ball and found the wide fairway. The gutta-percha was the golf ball of choice in 1860 when the British Open began at Prestwick.
The 150th Open accounts for the championship being canceled by two world wars, one pandemic and one other occasion. The Open was not played in 1871 because Young Tom Morris had won the previous year for the third straight time. That meant he took possession of the champion’s belt. That’s the original trophy of the British Open.
It was a critical juncture for The Open. It was decided that the championship would rotate among Prestwick, St. Andrews and Musselburgh. By the time they got it sorted out, it was too late to play in 1871. They also decided on a new trophy — the claret jug.
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More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-15T03:58:42+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/sports/ap-sports/british-open-gray-cool-start-to-150th-open-at-st-andrews/ |
Remember when draft night used to be the highlight of the summer for Bucks fans?
For a team that picked in the lottery eight times in a thirteen-year span between 2001-2014, draft night was it.
Free agents had zero interest in Milwaukee. Trades would yield overpriced veterans on expiring contracts. Not much to get excited about there.
It was all about the draft.
I recall the buzz at Summerfest in 2014 when the Bucks selected Jabari Parker with the second overall pick. Bucks fans exploded when Milwaukee won the draft lottery in 2005 and selected Andrew Bogut.
There was the draft night trade that sent Stephon Marbury to Minnesota in exchange for Ray Allen. And who could forget the most famous coin flip in NBA history. The one that landed the upstart Bucks Lew Alcindor?
Since 2016, the NBA Commissioner has called ten names technically drafted by the Bucks. Only five of those players ever put on a Bucks uniform. In other words, these days, for the Bucks, drafting a player is as common as trading the pick.
Watch parties no longer exist. There won’t be much draft night buzz at Summerfest. The Bucks own the 24th pick and I’d be shocked if they keep it.
If you’re a Bucks fan, this is exactly what you were hoping for. | 2022-06-22T01:25:12+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/sports/extra-points/2022/06/21/extra-points-4/ |
LS Power's projects provide cost savings and electric rate certainty
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Independent System Operator ("CAISO") announced on January 23 that it has selected LS Power Grid California, LLC to finance, construct, own, operate and maintain the Collinsville 500/230 kV Substation Project ("The Collinsville Project") and the Manning 500/230 kV Substation Project ("The Manning Project").
"LS Power is honored to be selected for these important projects that will improve the reliability of the California grid and enable new renewable generation," said Paul Thessen, President of LS Power Development. "These projects align with LS Power's goals to be on the forefront of the transition to clean energy."
CAISO conducted a competitive selection process pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order No. 1000 and selected LS Power's proposals from a total of four qualified proposals per project. These represent LS Power's fourth and fifth competitively procured transmission awards by CAISO. CAISO's selection reports for each project stated that LS Power's proposals "provide the most overall rate certainty and stability and the lowest project net present value." CAISO's reports went on to say that LS Power offered "the strongest cost containment measures."
Each project included new high-voltage facilities that enhance the transmission grid to meet state policy goals for renewable energy. The Collinsville Project will increase the reliability of the northern greater Bay Area by connecting the 500 kV and 230 kV systems near Pittsburg via a new substation and new 230 kV transmission lines. The Manning Project will reinforce the Central Valley area with a new 500/230 kV substation and new 230 kV transmission lines. Both projects will enable new renewable generation connections in CAISO.
"We look forward to implementing these projects in close collaboration with CAISO, the California Public Utilities Commission and the local communities," Thessen said. "We appreciate CAISO's thorough evaluation and recognition of the long-term value and certainty that can be provided through competitive transmission processes."
About LS Power
LS Power is a development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector. Since its inception in 1990, LS Power has developed, constructed, managed, or acquired more than 46,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, natural gas-fired, and battery energy storage projects, of which ~16,700 MW are currently operating. LS Power's Energy Transition Platforms include CPower Energy Management, Endurant Energy, EVgo, Rise Light & Power, and REV Renewables, as well as Waste-to-Energy initiatives. In addition, LS Power developed and operates over 660 miles of high-voltage transmission, with an additional 100+ miles and multiple substations under construction. Across these efforts, LS Power has raised $49 billion in debt and equity financing to support North American infrastructure. Through 2021, assets under LS Power control avoided 80.67 million metric tons of CO2e, equivalent to nearly 187 million barrels of oil not consumed or over 17.5 million cars taken off the road for one year. For more information, please visit www.LSPower.com.
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On Oct. 14, English pop act The 1975 released their fifth studio album to much fanfare. There was a time when the band ruled the pop world — that glittery, pink, ’80s “retro” aesthetic that ruled over Tumblr and Instagram around the 2013 to 2016 era? Yeah, that was more or less their fault. In 2022, however, the band emerged with a refined, distinctly mature record: “Being Funny in a Foreign Language.”
“I like my men like I like my coffee,” frontman Matty Healy croons in the album’s lead single, “Part of the Band.” “Full of soymilk and so sweet, it won’t offend anybody.”
The band has always towed the line between brutal honesty and sardonic irreverence, but this sentiment feels at its strongest in “Being Funny in a Foreign Language.” Donning matching suits and presented in full black-and-white, “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” seems to be a callback to their first self-titled album from 2013, but contains numerous improvements on their classic sound.
There’s a cohesiveness to “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” that wasn’t present in The 1975’s last two albums, “Notes on a Conditional Form” and “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships.” These albums were often criticized, by fans and critics alike, for lacking direction. The jarring switches from tender acoustic ballads to stadium-shaking synth pop anthems portrayed an image of a band that wasn’t confident in their sound and message, despite the highly conceptual nature of many of their album titles and themes.
By contrast, “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” flows slowly and with genuine sincerity — while not as bombastic as The 1975’s earlier works, it is chock-full of thought-provoking lyrics and a more down-to-earth production quality.
The influence of famed producer Jack Antonoff, best known for his work on Taylor Swift and Lorde’s discography, is heavily felt throughout “Being Funny in a Foreign Language.”
Tonally, the album possesses a glittery and polished yet distinctly analogue feel. Acoustic guitars, saxophones, and orchestral instruments blend perfectly with soaring synthesizers to create lush, intimate soundscapes that shine on tracks such as “Happiness” and “Part of the Band.”
Other standouts include “Looking For Somebody (To Love)” and “Human Too,” which sound like matured evolutions of their earlier work as well as the more experimental tracks found on “A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships.”
“About You” was described by Healy as a direct sequel to their 2013 single, “Robbers,” and certainly sounds the part — plus, it’s already blown up on TikTok.
“Part of the Band” is without a doubt the album’s standout track. In addition to being the home of Healy’s iconic soy milk line, it sounds like a diary entry blown up into song, full of disjointed, but endearing honesty and humorous semi-irony.
The best part of “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” is how its more refined production allows Healy’s introspective lyrics to really shine — the album’s tone is equal parts apocalyptic, hopeful, sarcastic, and sincere.
This sense of duality is part of what made The 1975 so famous to begin with. “If a song by The 1975 comes on and it feels really uplifting,” Healy wrote in 2020, “you can be pretty certain the lyrics are going to oppose that.”
“Being Funny in a Foreign Language” is available on all streaming platforms, and their worldwide tour of the same name will make a stop in Seattle on Dec. 2. More information on their music and tickets can be found at the band’s website.
Reach contributing writer Keven Goh at arts@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @1bluelotus
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Rock Tech Lithium Inc (TSXV: RCK) (OTCQX: RCKTF) (FWB: RJIB) (WKN: A1XF0V) ("Rock Tech") and Mercedes-Benz AG ("Mercedes-Benz") are pleased to announce that they are about to enter into an agreement which provides for a strategic partnership to produce high-quality lithium hydroxide for the automaker and its battery suppliers. Under the intended binding agreement, Rock Tech has agreed to deliver up to 10,000 tonnes per year of its planned production to the premium manufacturer and its partners starting in 2026. The two companies made the announcement on Tuesday during a visit to Canada by a business delegation from Germany led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Mercedes-Benz wants to become fully electric by the end of the decade. From 2025 onwards the luxury carmaker plans that all newly launched vehicle architectures will be all electric. To help make this a reality, Mercedes-Benz intends to enter a strategic partnership with Rock Tech, lasting for at least five years and an option to prolong.
From 2026 onwards, it is envisaged that Rock Tech contributes up to 10,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide annually to Mercedes-Benz and its battery partners, starting with a qualification period and after quality and sustainability benchmarks have been met. This battery-grade lithium product is an essential component of high-performance vehicle batteries. The Canadian-German Rock Tech expects to become a central implementation partner for the automaker and its all electric and carbon neutral strategies.
With the envisaged strategic partnership, both companies aim to ensure that the amount of battery-grade lithium meets Mercedes-Benz's growing demand in order to scale up electric vehicle production. Rock Tech is currently developing its first converter project in Guben, eastern Germany. So far, no other refinery of its kind exists in Europe. Rock Tech aims to close this gap in supply of lithium and to make regional supply chains more resilient by refining spodumene into high quality lithium hydroxide at this converter by the end of 2024. This would create a short supply chain in Mercedes-Benz's origin and is expected to further strengthen the partnership.
"With the envisaged agreement, we intend to provide Mercedes-Benz not only with high-quality lithium hydroxide, but also to establish a strategic partnership that is expected to set new standards in sustainable supply chains. We are very pleased to have found a partner that intends to take important steps with us towards a more resilient and sustainable lithium supply chain to deliver an important part of their strategy and of the e-mobility transformation", says Markus Bruegmann, Chief Executive Officer of Rock Tech Lithium.
"Mercedes-Benz plans to go all electric by the end of this decade, wherever market conditions allow. To scale up our electric vehicle production, access to raw materials is needed to improve the resilience and sustainability of the electric vehicle supply chain. With the Rock Tech partnership we intend to take a direct sourcing approach to secure the lithium supply for Mercedes-Benz battery production", says Markus Schaefer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer, responsible for Research & Development and Procurement.
Additionally, Rock Tech also intends to operate its own mine in Georgia Lake, Canada, to contribute to wider and growing lithium demand in the northern hemisphere. With the emergence of new sources of raw materials within the G7 community, Canada in particular is becoming increasingly important for resilient supply chains. Rock Tech exemplifies how cooperation between Canada and Germany can be realized. This is one of the reasons why Mercedes-Benz and Rock Tech announced the envisaged partnership during a business delegation's trip to Canada on Tuesday in Toronto, with reference to Memorandum of Understanding entered into by Mercedes-Benz and the Government of Canada to strengthen cooperation across the electric vehicle value chain.
A shared understanding and focus on reliability, resilience, and sustainability in the supply chains in Europe and North America creates a strong basis for the planned strategic partnership between Rock Tech and Mercedes-Benz. Rock Tech's sourcing options and its own mining project in Canada are expected to meet or exceed the standards of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurances (IRMA), whose criteria includes both human rights aspects and the environmentally sustainable mining of raw materials, among others. In addition, Rock Tech is investigating new methods and technologies aimed at the carbon neutral industrial production of lithium hydroxide and new zero waste production methods.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Dirk Harbecke
Chairman
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
The following cautionary statements are in addition to all other cautionary statements and disclaimers contained elsewhere in, or referenced by, this press release.
Certain information set forth in this press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws, which are based on Rock Tech's current expectations, estimates, and assumptions in light of its experience and is perception of historical trends. All statements other than statements of historical facts may constitute forward-looking information. Often, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words or phrases such as "estimate", "project", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "believe", "hope", "may" and similar expressions, as well as "will", "shall" and all other indications of future tense. All forward-looking information set forth in this press release is expressly qualified in its entirety by the cautionary statements referred to in this section.
In particular, forward-looking information in this new release includes, but is not limited to: statements regarding Rock Tech's and Mercedes-Benz's respective vision, strategy and objectives; statements regarding the strategic partnership between Rock Tech and Mercedes-Benz, including the provision of lithium hydroxide to Mercedes-Benz by the Company and the volume and timing thereof, future actions taken by the parties and the expected benefits of the strategic partnership; the expected contribution of the strategic partnership to the parties strategy and objectives and the lithium hydroxide supply chain; the expected importance of lithium hydroxide generally, and production delivered pursuant to the strategic partnership in particular, in relation to Mercedes-Benz's strategy; expectations concerning the Company's planned and prospective projects, including the Georgia Lake mine and proposed converter project in Guben and the Company's intentions with respect to the development and timing thereof; the expectation that the Company will receive the first part of the construction permit in respect of the proposed converter project and the timing thereof; statements regarding Rock Tech's future plans and expectations, including the anticipated production of lithium hydroxide and that the Georgia Lake mine will meet IRMA standards; statements and expectations regarding the electric vehicle industry; Rock Tech's opinions, beliefs and expectations regarding the Company's business strategy, development and exploration opportunities and projects; and plans and objectives of management for the Company's operations and properties.
Forward-looking information contained in this press release is based on certain assumptions, estimates, expectations, analysis and opinions of the Company and in certain cases, third party experts, that are believed by management of Rock Tech to be reasonable at the time they were made. Such assumptions, estimates and other factors include, among other things: that the strategic partnership will result in outcomes consistent with management's expectations in relation thereto; that the Georgia Lake mine and proposed converter project in Guben will be developed on-time and on budget in accordance with current expectations; the supply and demand for, deliveries of, and the level and volatility of prices of, feedstock and intermediate and final lithium products; that all required regulatory approvals and permits can be obtained on the necessary terms in a timely manner; expected growth, performance and business operations; future commodity prices and exchange rates; prospects, growth opportunities and financing available to the Company; general business and economic conditions; results of development and exploration; and Rock Tech's ability to procure supplies and other equipment necessary for its business. The foregoing list is not exhaustive of all assumptions which may have been used in developing the forward-looking information. While Rock Tech considers these assumptions, estimates and factors to be reasonable based on information currently available, they may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking information should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results.
In addition, forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Rock Tech's control, that may cause Rock Tech's actual events, results, performance and/or achievements to be materially different from that which is expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results, performance and/or achievements to vary materially include: the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the strategic partnership; the Company's ability to access funding required to invest in available opportunities and projects (including the Company's proposed lithium hydroxide converter and the Georgia Lake mine) and on satisfactory terms; the current and potential adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical hostilities; the risk that Rock Tech will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due; changes in commodity and other prices; Rock Tech's ability to attract and retain skilled staff and to secure feedstock from third party suppliers; unanticipated events and other difficulties related to construction, development and operation of the Company's proposed lithium hydroxide converter and/or the Georgia Lake mine; the cost of compliance with current and future environmental and other laws and regulations; title defects; competition from existing and new competitors; changes in currency, exchange rates and market prices of Rock Tech's securities; Rock Tech's history of losses; adverse impacts of climate change; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Rock Tech's public disclosure documents available on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in Rock Tech's most recently filed Management Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form, respectively. Such risks and uncertainties do not represent an exhaustive list of all risk factors that could cause actual events, results, performance and/or achievements to vary materially from the forward-looking information.
We cannot assure you that actual events, results, performance and/or achievements will be consistent with the forward-looking information and management's assumptions may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking information reflects Rock Tech management's views as at the date the information is created. Except as may be required by law, Rock Tech undertakes no obligation and expressly disclaims any responsibility, obligation or undertaking to update or to revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, to reflect any change in Rock Tech's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such information is based.
Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to rely on the forward-looking information set forth in this press release.
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Three hundred nine people were onboard Air France Flight 358 when it skidded off the runway at Pearson International Airport in Toronto this afternoon. It crashed into a ravine and caught fire. Remarkably no one was killed, and only 14 people suffered minor injuries. The plane, an Airbus 340 coming in from Paris, was landing in a heavy thunderstorm.
BLOCK: Olivier DuBois was a passenger on that Air France plane that crashed today in Toronto.
Mr. DuBois, thanks for joining us.
Mr. OLIVIER DuBOIS (Passenger): Hi. Good evening.
BLOCK: And I understand you're back at home safe and sound.
Mr. DuBOIS: I just arrived home now.
BLOCK: Can you describe for us, please, what happened first as this plane was coming in for the landing and what happened when it went off the runway?
Mr. DuBOIS: Well, the plane was late actually. The captain told us that we would have a 20-minute delay due to the storms, and then when we started the descent, maybe one minute before landing, the lights completely turn off, so there was no more lighting in the plane. Then we touch ground. The plane was actually rolling on the way and then got off road completely, and we thought that that would be the end of it at that point because we could see flames. We were like holding the seats and thinking that that was the end of everything. Then finally, the plane stopped, and the crew opened the emergency doors. We jumped as fast as we could, and there were lots of flames, smoke, etc., around, and we wanted to basically escape the plane's area as fast as we could because we were really scared that the plane would blow up completely.
BLOCK: Where were you sitting?
Mr. DuBOIS: I was sitting on 48A, which is basically the very end of the plane, the last row, so I was the next to an emergency exit and the crew opened the door immediately, and I was one of the first to jump.
BLOCK: And the way you're describing it, this plane was in flames even as you were leaving it.
Mr. DuBOIS: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, because actually we--the left side of the plane--we could not open the doors because there were too much flames, so the right side was--we could open the right side, and then we could see some flames a bit around, but still it was possible to jump and run. At that moment, it was raining a lot.
BLOCK: There had been some reports that this plane actually broke apart as it was landing. Could you tell if that was the case?
Mr. DuBOIS: No, we didn't feel it. We were like--no, we didn't feel that. We were concentrating on basically leaving the plane, and we didn't really understand what was going on, and we didn't anticipate at all that we would have to experience an emergency landing.
BLOCK: This must have been just a terrifying thing to go through. Was there a sense of panic among the people on that plane?
Mr. DuBOIS: Yes, definitely. Once the plane stopped, everybody was panicked, stressed and we were just rushing to the exits, and we just were thinking of one thing at that moment is that we have to leave the plane and go and run. And we thought we would really all die when we were off road and when the plane was not stopping and continuing very, very high speed, rolling off road, but then when the plane stopped, we thought that we might have a chance to make it, and that's why we were like rushing to the exits and run as fast as we could.
BLOCK: Once you got off that plane, saw the flames, how did you know where to go?
Mr. DuBOIS: Well, we didn't know where to go at all. I mean, we were just running as far as we could from the plane on the road, and some--actually it was really in the field. My friend who was running with me had like even no shoes; we were like all in panic, and some people that we met on the streets in a car took us and brought us to the airport. And then the emergency teams like the firemen, etc., came quite fast and over there.
BLOCK: When you got to the airport, did you see fellow passengers with any injuries?
Mr. DuBOIS: No, I didn't see people with injuries. But again, I mean, we were running, running as fast as we could from the plane, so I didn't see many people anyway injured. We ended up in a car with three other passengers who were like in our group running the same time as us, and we were all very, very shocked and we were cold, shocked and we just didn't understand what happened and happy to be alive.
BLOCK: Did you get any treatment, and was anybody there to take care of you?
Mr. DuBOIS: They took care--I mean, they took us to an emergency room, they checked that we were OK, and then they let us go home.
BLOCK: And that's where you are now.
Mr. DuBOIS: Yeah.
BLOCK: Well, Mr. DuBois, I'm very glad that this ended happily for you and the other passengers, and welcome home.
Mr. DuBOIS: Thank you very much.
BLOCK: Olivier DuBois was a passenger on the Air France jet that crashed today at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. He spoke with us from his home in Toronto. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | 2022-05-27T11:13:03+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/2005-08-01/surviving-air-france-flight-358 |
Joanne A. McVaugh, 87, of Denver, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born in Denver to the late William B. and Ellen (Seiberling) Lutz and was the wife of the late Nelson C. McVaugh, Sr.
Joanne was a member of St. John's UCC, Denver. She loved dancing, ceramics, and bell choir at church. She taught Sunday school and helped with Meals on Wheels.
During her working years, Joanne worked as a factory worker for Woolworth.
Joanne is survived by two sons, Scott A., husband of Shannon McVaugh, Nelson C. McVaugh, Jr; a granddaughter, Brittany Earhart; 2 great-grandsons; a great-granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Lutz and a sister, Florence Windish.
A visitation will be held from 1 to 2 PM on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Roseboro Stradling Funeral Home, 533 Walnut Street, Denver, followed by a memorial service at 2 PM with Pastor Brad Haws officiating. Inurnment will take place in the Fairview Cemetery Annex.
Arrangements by Roseboro Stradling Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc., Denver. Online condolences can be given at roseborostradling.com
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SANYA, China, Nov. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 3-4, the Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance 2022 was successfully held in Sanya, Hainan.
The symposium was co-sponsored by the China-Southeast Asia Research Center on the South China Sea, Huayang Research Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance, China Ocean Development Foundation and National Institute for South China Sea Studies.
Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, delivered a video message. Liu Zhenmin, former UN Under-Secretary-Genera, Wang Hong, Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Natural Resources, Deng Xijun, Ambassador of China's Mission to ASEAN, and Michael Lodge, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority delivered video speeches.
Wang Yi said that China stands ready to work with other countries to uphold the spirit of a maritime community of a shared future proposed by President Xi, balance maritime development with security, and promote maritime cooperation and ocean governance. Firstly, we need to jointly protect maritime security. We must settle maritime conflicts in a peaceful manner. Secondly, we need to jointly promote maritime development. We need to promote maritime connectivity and ensure the smooth flow of maritime transport and industrial chains. Thirdly, we need to discuss ocean governance together. We must adhere to genuine multilateralism and keep improving the governance system centered on the United Nations.
Liu Zhenmin, introduced the 2022 UN Ocean Conference and its outcome documents, stressing that ocean is the key to global sustainable development and prosperity, as it generates 50% of the oxygen needed by humans and is vital to mitigating the effects of climate change. All countries need to take more concerted actions to protect and peacefully use ocean and marine resources, in order to promote sustainable ocean development and build an equitable blue ocean.
Wang Hong said that global ocean governance is facing profound adjustments and changes. In the face of these crises, no country or region can do it alone. China stands ready to further deepen cooperation with other countries around the world, enhance mutual trust, jointly address challenges, bridge gaps in maritime development, promote high-quality Belt and Road development, and provide more marine public services and products for the region and the international community, thus contributing Chinese wisdom to global ocean governance.
Michael Lodge said that the number of deep seabed exploration projects has increased from 6 in 2001 to 31 in 2022, involving 22 different countries, 12 of which are developing countries. Growing demand for mineral resources has prompted countries and multinational corporations to accelerate the development of mining technology and assessment on project implementation options. He called for greater cooperation among countries to develop and implement a comprehensive set of rules and standards governing deep seabed mining and related activities, and to build a global governance regime that represents all countries, including landlocked countries and small island developing states.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Brittney Griner was everywhere Sunday — before, during and after the WNBA All-Star Game.
Everywhere except where the league’s best players felt she should be — playing alongside them on the court.
A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and the rest of the WNBA All-Stars wore Griner's name and her No. 42 on the back of their jerseys for the second half of Team Wilson's 134-112 victory over Team Stewart. It was another moment in the league's continued push for Griner's release from her detention in Russia.
“BG's one of us. She's our sister,” Wilson said, “and at the end of the day, we're going to do whatever we can to amplify the platform that we have to make sure that everyone is doing what they need to do to make sure that she gets home safely.”
Griner, 31, has been detained since February after police at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. The eight-time All-Star pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges that could see a sentence of to up to 10 years in prison.
Griner was announced as an honorary All-Star starter before Sunday's game, drawing cheers from the crowd of 9,572 at the home of the defending champion Sky. The players lined up along the sideline to show off their Griner jerseys before the start of the second half.
Team Wilson guards Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot hugged Cherelle Griner, Brittney’s wife, before play resumed.
“We just wanted to make sure at some point that we were able to, on national television, obviously in front of a (big) crowd, put Brittney's name in the forefront,” Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird said. “That was our way of honoring her."
It was the last All-Star Game for Bird and Sylvia Fowles, two pillars of the league who plan to retire after this season. Fowles had the day's biggest highlight, picking up a steal and throwing down a dunk for Team Wilson with 4:04 left in the first half.
“It was just in the moment,” Fowles said. “I didn't really think about it.”
Bird received a huge ovation when she checked out with 2:10 left, and acknowledged the cheers with a wave.
“That moment was really special,” Bird said.
Las Vegas aces guard Kelsey Plum was named MVP after she scored 30 points for Team Wilson in her first All-Star appearance. Sabrina Ionescu had 19 points, six assists and six rebounds, and Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker finished with 15 points and eight boards.
Plum matched the league's All-Star Game scoring record. Maya Moore also scored 30 points in 2015.
“What a way to send off Syl and Sue,” Plum said. “I think for me, I just personally wanted to go out and have a ton of fun."
Jonquel Jones, the reigning WNBA MVP who plays for the Connecticut Sun, had 29 points and 13 rebounds for Team Stewart. Jones also made the game's first 4-point shot with 7:04 left in the first quarter.
“I practiced them yesterday and shot it a lot in the warmups,” Jones said. “I felt comfortable and confident shooting them.”
It was the first WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago, and the league landed in the Windy City at perhaps its strongest position since it began play in 1997. Viewership is up, some major corporate partners have signed on and a wave of promising young stars like Wilson, Ionescu and Plum are moving to the forefront.
Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced this year's WNBA Finals teams will travel on charter flights, and the league is increasing its postseason bonus pools by almost 50% to $500,000. Next season will be extended to 40 games, up from 36 this year, and Engelbert said the league has been meeting with potential ownership groups for expansion teams.
“We continue to work really hard on the transformation of the business to improve the player experience,” Engelbert said.
Engelbert also is doing whatever she can to help Griner and her family. Griner’s guilty plea could be an effort by her and her advisers to expedite the court proceedings.
“She remains a huge priority for us, continues to have our full support," Engelbert said. "Fully focused on getting her home safely and as soon as possible.”
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The AFC championship game will be played on a neutral site if the Chiefs and Bills reach that point.
Buffalo’s 35-23 win over New England on Sunday coupled with Kansas City’s 31-13 victory at Las Vegas on Saturday means the No. 1 seed Chiefs (14-3) can’t host the conference title game against the Bills (13-3) because the teams played an unequal number of games.
NFL owners approved a resolution Friday that implemented new rules for this postseason in response to the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night.
The Bills were trailing the Bengals 7-3 in the first quarter when Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated after making a tackle. The league chose to cancel the game to avoid disrupting the start of the postseason and impacting the remainder of the playoff field.
The 24-year-old Hamlin is breathing fully on his own while also able to speak, though he was still listed in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. His neurological function was deemed excellent on Saturday.
If the Bills would’ve defeated the Bengals, they would have earned the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs because a 24-20 win in Kansas City in October gave Buffalo a tiebreaker edge. Instead, the Bills finished with the No. 2 seed and will host the Miami Dolphins (9-8) in a wild-card game next weekend.
The Bills lost a thrilling overtime game at Kansas City in the divisional round last year. The Chiefs have hosted the last four AFC championship games, going 2-2. They would host it again if their opponent is not Buffalo.
Cincinnati’s 27-16 win over Baltimore eliminated the rule change that called for a coin flip to determine home-field advantage for the Ravens-Bengals matchup in an AFC wild-card game. The Bengals (12-4) will host the Ravens (10-7) next weekend. The Bengals had criticized the coin flip proposal, and running back Joe Mixon mocked it Sunday by flicking a coin and kicking it after scoring a touchdown.
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New state-of-the-art facility will support US Navy's principal research, development, test and evaluation activities
DALLAS, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was awarded the Underwater Launch Test Capability (ULTC) services contract with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), located in Crane, Indiana.
Through the $99.8 million contract, Jacobs will provide integration and activation of special test equipment, verification and commissioning services of this test facility, and support launch test operations and sustainment in collaboration with NSWC Crane.
"With Jacobs' global experience designing, delivering, operating and maintaining world-class test facilities, we are poised to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center's mission by providing technical engineering solutions and total lifecycle leadership for systems that protect and enable the warfighter," said Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions Senior Vice President of Advanced Engineering, Research and Operations Mark Walter. "This new contract expands our relationship with NSWC Crane, building on our proven performance supporting the center since 2019."
The ULTC services contract establishes interoperability between several hardware and software elements which were previously delivered under separate contracts, including: the facility, launch reaction stand, arrestment system, crossflow simulator, support equipment, test vehicles, and the control and data acquisition system. Following site activation, Jacobs will support test operations and site sustainment throughout the life of the contract.
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With approximately $15 billion in annual revenue and a talent force of approximately 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector. Visit jacobs.com and connect with Jacobs on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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- The key world trade-related event will take place online
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 132nd China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) held online and commence on October 15, 2022, Changhong, one of China's largest consumer electronics and home appliances manufacturers, will showcase a full range of products, including 5G eco-friendly household appliances, Mini LED TVs, Eva model air conditioners as well as Space Pro refrigerators and washing machines. With its technological prowess on the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and 5G segments, the company will deliver a superior experience to users by providing them with a full suite of innovative and upgraded smart household appliances.
Changhong will make full use of its online platform at the 132nd Canton Fair to launch new products, as well as deploy a VR showroom, a virtual pavilion, and an online live streaming facility. The household appliance maker's online booth will display products 24/7 while providing a number of services, including supply-demand matching, and online business negotiations, delivering a better experience to buyers. (Visit Changhong's showroom at: https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en-US/shops/451692550933632?keyword=&fbclid=IwAR1SwCZbN8tcDUIfA9D1RnzF_TnyrKVQQW_QtDlkd3EUGV-vHbc-mj3HW3c#/)
Changhong debuts multiple new products online
One of the highlights is Changhong's new Mini LED smart TV that comes equipped with an ultra-thin Mini crystal back panel and the latest quantum dot display technology to deliver superior HDR picture quality, a wide color gamut exceeding 95% and top-notch color accuracy, creating a lifelike viewing experience.
With the latest Android 11 operating system and a 120HZ high refresh rate as well as Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation (MEMC), Changhong's 98" large screen TV, the company's first TV model launched for international markets, effectively addresses jitter and smear associated with high-speed motion pictures.
Changhong's Eva model, the world's first air conditioner to support multiple languages and offline voice control, promises a better interactive experience with its support for eight languages alongside voice activation even in locales with no internet access.
Changhong's impressive exhibits also include Space Pro refrigerators and washing machines that are thinner and smaller in size than comparable products available in the market thanks to the company's world-leading ultra-thin technology. With a fully upgraded preservation technology, the Space Pro refrigerator series delivers better performance in terms of keeping food fresh by effectively extending the shelf life.
Efforts in expanding sales channels lead to steady growth of Changhong's international business
Despite the pressure and challenges facing international business in 2022, Changhong widened sales channels while further strengthening its competence in products and technologies as well as its front-end smart manufacturing capabilities. By doing so, it achieved steady growth in three major product lines - TVs, air conditioners as well as refrigerators and washing machines in tandem enhancing its profitability. In particular, the company's sales revenue of air conditioners showed a year-on-year increase of nearly 40% as of the end of September.
In addition, Changhong has accelerated the build-out of sales channels outside of its home market in China by further expanding its presence in the global e-commerce market. Its high-end smart home appliances brand CHiQ has grown rapidly with products available in over 30 countries worldwide. The brand has also enhanced its competitiveness.
In recent years, Changhong has continued optimizing its business strategy, while further facilitating intelligent manufacturing and upgrading as well as market expansion. The company has also built and consolidated its technological innovation system across the upstream and downstream value chains across multiple sectors, including refrigerator compressors, big data storage, and IoT modules. With a global approach to product development, manufacturing, and business management, Changhong has become a global brand with international visibility.
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ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for August 2022
Published: Sep. 6, 2022 at 3:30 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Compared to August 2019, passenger traffic increased by 34.8% in Colombia, 21.5% in Mexico and 11.1% in Puerto Rico
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR), ASUR, a leading international airport group with operations in Mexico, the U.S. and Colombia, today announced that passenger traffic for August 2022 reached a total of 5.9 million passengers, 22.8% above the levels reported in August 2019.
Compared to August 2019, passenger traffic increased by 34.8% in Colombia, 21.5% in Mexico and 11.1% in Puerto Rico. All countries of operations reported increases in both domestic and international traffic.
This announcement reflects comparisons between the periods August 1 through August 31, 2022, 2021 and 2019. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded from traffic measures in Mexico and Colombia.
About ASUR
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR) is a leading international airport operator with a portfolio of concessions to operate, maintain and develop 16 airports in the Americas. This comprises nine airports in southeast Mexico, including Cancun Airport, the most important tourist destination in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, and six airports in northern Colombia, including Medellin international airport (Rio Negro), the second busiest in Colombia. ASUR is also a 60% JV partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport serving the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan. San Juan's Airport is the island's primary gateway for international and mainland-US destinations and was the first, and currently the only major airport in the US to have successfully completed a public–private partnership under the FAA Pilot Program. Headquartered in Mexico, ASUR is listed both on the Mexican Bolsa, where it trades under the symbol ASUR, and on the NYSE in the U.S., where it trades under the symbol ASR. One ADS represents ten (10) series B shares. For more information, visit www.asur.com.mx.
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EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to release 15 million barrels of oil or more from the U.S. strategic reserves in an effort to stop gasoline prices from rising now that OPEC and its allies plan to cut production.
The administration hopes that tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a move that comes just weeks before the midterm elections, will bring relief to voters who have been struggling from high gasoline prices.
Global oil prices were rising even before Russia invaded Ukraine in February. When Biden announced a ban on Russian oil imports in early March, he acknowledged it would come at a cost to American consumers.
The drawdown being announced Wednesday would complete the release of 180 million barrels authorized by Biden in March that was initially supposed to occur over six months. That has sent the strategic reserve to its lowest level since 1984 in what the administration called a “bridge” until domestic production could be increased. The reserve now contains roughly 400 million barrels of oil.
Tapping the reserve is among the few things a president can do alone to try to control inflation, which makes Americans poorer and often creates a political liability for the party in control of the White House.
Here is a look at what’s involved:
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WHAT IS THE PETROLEUM RESERVE?
America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a collection of underground salt caverns in Texas and Louisiana that can hold more than 700 million barrels of oil, although it is not currently full. The reserve held almost 409 million barrels earlier this month, down from more than 617 million barrels at the about the same point last year, according to the U.S. Energy Department.
The reserve was created after the 1970s Arab oil embargo to give the United States a supply that could be used in an emergency.
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WHY IS IT USED?
The U.S. now exports more petroleum than it imports, but the reserve remains and has been tapped for various reasons, from offsetting the impact of hurricanes and ship-channel closings to raising money for deficit reduction.
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush authorized withdrawing nearly 34 million barrels during the Gulf War, although only 17 million barrels were used. In 2011, President Barack Obama approved the release of 30 million barrels to offset the disruption of supply from Libya.
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HOW DO THEY GET THE OIL OUT?
Oil is lighter than water — that’s why disasters like those caused by the Exxon Valdez tanker and the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig create slicks on the surface. To remove oil from the reserves, water is pumped into the salt caverns, making the crude float to the surface, where it is captured and sent through pipelines to refineries.
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WHY IS BIDEN TAPPING THE RESERVE?
Supply and demand. Biden is hoping that by releasing more oil on the market, prices will fall. Prices did dip for nearly two weeks after Biden’s initial announcement about tapping the reserve back in November but they began to climb again before the month was over. U.S. crude is up more than 10% this year, but it has been falling steadily since June when a barrel cost more than $120. U.S benchmark crude futures were trading for around $83 Wednesday.
Whether Biden’s latest move works will depend on several factors. One factor to keep in mind: Even though 1 million barrels a day is a huge amount of oil, the U.S. consumed nearly 20 million barrels a day last year, and worldwide consumption topped 97 million barrels a day.
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WILL GASOLINE GET CHEAPER?
What most people want to know is what’s going to happen to prices at the pump. Many factors go into the price of gasoline. Refineries buy crude oil in advance, so they could still be working with more expensive oil. States have differing tax rates that affect the price that motorists pay.
On Wednesday, the national average price for a gallon of regular was $3.85, up 18 cents from a month ago, according to auto club AAA.
The average lower than that in many states in the middle of the country, but it’s higher in the Northeast and highest in the West. In California, it’s $5.94 a gallon.
Even if those prices don’t drop, Biden can argue that by tapping the reserve he tried to help.
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WHO GETS HURT MOST?
Gasoline prices are regressive — lower-income people are more likely to spend a higher percentage of their money on gasoline than are affluent Americans — so increases hurt the most price-sensitive consumers. Kevin Book, managing director at Clearview Energy Partners, says those consumers might not show up in measures of the nation’s economy, “but they show up in vote counts ... if we get down to it, that’s really what this is about.”
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WHY DOES OIL MATTER?
The future of oil and gas in the U.S. is a political flashpoint and source of tension, especially as companies and government agencies grapple with climate change and the transition to cleaner sources of energy.
On one hand, the U.S. oil and gas industry has been praised by some political leaders for creating energy independence. Where the U.S. once relied heavily on imports, other nations now rely on the U.S. for oil. It’s also a job supplier: The oil and gas industry employs more than 10 million people in the U.S. and contributes about 8% of the nation’s gross domestic product, according to the American Petroleum Institute.
Companies that supply oil benefit from higher prices. But consumers don’t like it when those higher prices trickle down to the pump.
The institute has previously said that any release of oil from the strategic reserve should be paired with policy measures that encourage more U.S. energy production. That collides with Biden’s promise to reduce dependence on fossil fuels that contribute to climate change.
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My garbage bin composting system keeps up with my kitchen waste during the winter and spring. During the summer it is a different story. From faded peony flowers to strawberry hulls from making strawberry jam, the system just can’t keep up with the amount of material.
I use a modified version of pit composting during the summer to help spread out the work. There are many different versions of pit composting.
One version is to dig a hole in the ground about two feet deep and three feet wide. Depending on the amount of space you have, the hole can be any length. If your soil doesn’t pack well, the hole can be lined with bricks, rocks or other rot resistant materials to keep the sides from falling. Then add materials and compost as you normally would. The draw back from this method is it’s a cold and slow composting method that lacks air-movement so the breakdown of the materials will take longer.
There is another pit composting version called trench composting. The NYC Compost Project: Master Composter Manual describes the trench composting process. The idea is to rotate what goes into the trench rows every year.
Year one is compost in a trench, then space to walk and then room for a planting row. The next year would be a plant row in the previous compost trench, then compost in the previous walking space and then room to walk in the previous plant row. The pattern continues and starts over in the fourth year.
I prefer this version because it spreads out the compost in the garden. By the end of my rotations, every section of garden has been amended by compost that I didn’t have to move!
This year, I have enough open space to use the trench method. Some years, it is more of a modified version. Wherever I can find a bare patch of soil, not too close to my vegetables, I dig a hole about 1 foot deep. I layer kitchen waste, some leaves and soil until the hole is filled.
Because the composting is cold and slow, the temperature doesn’t get hot enough to kill seeds. So be aware, that there could be volunteer seedlings next year. Another note of warning is that if you have pets, the composting pits will be fun for pets to dig in and enjoy. A garden fence is a valuable tool to keep not only the bunnies, but pets out too!
Pit composting still follows the same rules as regular composting. Kitchen wastes that are good to put in a composting system would be vegetable and fruit waste, egg shells, tea bags with metal staples removed, coffee grounds and filters. Keep animal waste, weeds with seed heads, meat, dairy and oil products out of the compost pile.
Yard waste, like grass clippings can easily overflow smaller compost systems. To free up space in your bins, use herbicide-free grass clippings as mulch around plants. You can also leave disease-free plant waste on top of your garden as mulch.
For example, my peonies had lots of blooms this year. I didn’t want to fill up my composting systems with the dead blossoms. At the same time, I was battling the weeds under my spruce trees. So, I decided to use the peony blossoms as mulch under the trees. It looks a little unconventional, but so far the peony mulch is holding off the weeds.
Composting kitchen waste and repurposing yard waste reduces the amount of materials that go into our landfills and allows us to return nutrients to the soil so that the nutrients can be used again in the growing cycle. It is a win for everyone. Happy gardening! | 2022-07-13T17:33:38+00:00 | willistonherald.com | https://www.willistonherald.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/dakota-gardener-compost-overload/article_1877300e-02be-11ed-b1f1-4b9298863943.html |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly advanced a plan to ban nearly all abortions in the state, despite opposition from abortion-rights supporters, who say the bill goes too far, and anti-abortion activists, who say it doesn't go far enough.
Chants from anti-abortion activists, such as "Let their heart beat,” could be heard inside the chamber as a committee wrapped up two days of testimony during which none of the more than 60 people speaking voiced support for the Republican-sponsored bill.
A top legislative Republican, Senate Majority Leader Mark Messmer, voted against it, lamenting the “near impossibility of threading the perfect needle” on the issue during a short special legislative session.
Indiana is one of the first Republican-run state legislatures to debate tighter abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court decision last month overturning Roe v. Wade. The court ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
While abortion-rights supporters oppose the Indiana bill's severe limits on access to the procedure, abortion opponents say it is too lenient with its exceptions and lacks enforcement teeth.
The committee voted 7-5 in favor of the bill after adding provisions under which doctors could face felony criminal charges for performing an illegal abortion, along with limiting the time period allowing abortions in cases of rape and incest to eight weeks of pregnancy for women ages 16 or older and 12 weeks for those younger than 16.
Cathie Humbarger, a longtime leader of the Fort Wayne-based Right to Life chapter, said the bill should be scrapped.
“It is totally unenforceable and as such renders it basically worthless,” Humbarger told the committee. “You can, and must, do better.”
More amendments to the bill could be debated by the full Senate on Thursday.
The measure would prohibit abortions from the time an egg is implanted in a woman’s uterus with limited exceptions — in cases of rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother. The proposal followed the political firestorm over a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled to Indiana from neighboring Ohio to end a pregnancy.
The case gained attention when an Indianapolis doctor said the child had to go to Indiana because a newly imposed Ohio law bans abortions if cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo or fetus, possibly as early as six weeks of pregnancy.
Indiana Republican Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said legislators were discussing details on abortion limits that they never faced before Roe v. Wade was overturned.
“We’re recognizing that this is pretty hard work,” Bray said. “We’re working in earnest to try and find a path forward, listening to everybody that’s out there.”
Elsewhere Tuesday, a South Carolina judge denied a request to temporarily block enforcement of that state’s six-week abortion ban. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and other plaintiffs had asked the judge for an injunction while courts determine whether the law violates the state constitution’s rights to privacy and equal protection.
In Louisiana, a judge rejected a request from state officials to lift his order blocking a ban while they pursue an appeal. That means abortions remain accessible in Louisiana.
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Arleigh Rodgers is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Rodgers on Twitter at https://twitter.com/arleighrodgers | 2022-07-26T21:31:23+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Indiana-Republicans-struggle-to-find-abortion-ban-17330377.php |
Paul A. Samudio
Published 4:57 pm Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Paul, age 61, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 1st, 2023 at Mayo Clinic-Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN.
Paul Arnold Samudio was born in Albert Lea, MN on July 20th, 1961, the son of Anthony Sr. and Garnette (Arnhold) Samudio. Paul was a lifetime resident and graduate of Albert Lea where he became a proud and dedicated father of two sons, Dustin and Dereck.
Paul’s work ethic is described as unparalleled. His long history of meat processing began at Wilson Foods, Quality Pork, and Select Foods for 45 years. He liked to “work hard, play hard”. As an avid outdoorsman, Paul would often go hunting in Wyoming, Canada, and the Wisconsin Dells, more specifically Deer Park. Along with hunting, Paul enjoyed fishing and being very involved in his son’s activities. Known for his big personality, Paul’s family states he was determined and competitive, making him the referees’ less than favorite parent. He was always present and never missed a wrestling match or football game.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Anthony Sr. and Garnette Samudio; grandparents Joe and Rita Samudio, Dave and Marie Steafal; and brother, Mark Samudio.
Left to cherish Paul’s memory are his children, Dustin (Larissa) Samudio and Dereck (Kylee) Samudio; their mother, Lisa Samudio; Sibling Tony Samudio and his children, Kim (Jack) Pomeroy, Miranda Samudio, Joe (Yvette Guerra) Samudio; Mary (Matt) Samudio and their children Heather (Tyler Baas) Larsen, Travis Larsen, Miles (Kasey) Kegler; Mark Samudio’s children, Taylor (Nicole) Samudio, Stephen (Roisen Gill-Waters) Samudio; Rob Samudio and his child Alyssa Samudio; and great nieces and nephews, Michael, Corrine, Calab, Landon, Gianna, Vincent, Brandon, Madalynn, Makayla, Brantley, Haven, Emerson, Laiken, Isilee Rose, and Lylah Everly.
Paul and his family would like to thank the Mayo-Methodist Hospital. Paul will be greatly loved and missed by his family and friends.
A memorial service will be held on April 15, 2023, 12:00PM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, Minnesota; Pastor Michael Lilienthal will officiate. Paul’s family will greet guests at a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea, Minnesota. | 2023-03-30T03:07:14+00:00 | albertleatribune.com | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2023/03/paul-a-samudio/ |
Fraudsters targeting tech-savvy young adults through social media and online scams
Median loss for victims between 18 and 24 years old is $220
(InvestigateTV) — People between the ages 18 and 24 are now reporting a higher median loss to scammers than any other age group, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
David McClellan is CEO and founder of SocialCatfish.com, a company that works to prevent online scams.
McClellan said fraudsters use various schemes to trick teens, one of the more common being the temptation of fame.
“Whether it be a model, a TikTok influencer, Instagram influencer, people are being randomly contacted and saying you’re a perfect fit for this and I want you to be this model,” he explained. “And so, they’re asking for a fee, in order to help these people out. And so, these people are paying a fee, anywhere from $250 to typically $500 to sign up for these modeling agencies or sign up for these agencies and people are taking this money and leaving.”
Another common con is online purchases, which made up over 30% of all scams reported to the BBB in 2022.
“What’s happening is these people 20 years and younger, they’re being told to go buy things through social media,” McClellan said. “And so that TikTok person is saying ‘hey look, go buy this product from this website,’ it’s a great website and they’re being incentivized in the background and this person is going and buying something and they’re either never receiving the product, or their information is being stolen.”
Melanie McGovern with the BBB said this is the first time young adults have reported a higher median dollar loss than any other age group since the BBB began publishing its scam tracker report in 2016.
“They’re used to the internet. They grew up with the internet. They’re not as skeptical as people who are a little bit older. So, they’ll see an ad on social media, they’ll see something that they want, they’ll just go ahead and buy it not realizing that they should probably check and see if the website’s legitimate,” McGovern explained.
McGovern shared several tips on how to avoid online fraud:
- Look up reviews about the website and Google companies before sending money.
- Make sure the site is secure by looking for the green lock at the top corner of your browser
- Be wary of sites that have only been around for a few months
Both McGovern and McClellan said raising awareness about online scams is a top priority.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has additional tips and information on avoiding scams.
You can report suspected fraud to both the BBB Scam Tracker and the CFPB complaint center.
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A conservative Wisconsin law firm is suing the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over a new rule aimed at regulating stabilizing braces that can turn pistols into rifles, arguing the measure violates the right to bear arms.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo division, argues ATF acted outside of its authority in issuing the rule that would reclassify pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles.
The switch means that, with addition of the stabilizing brace accessory, the handheld pistol gets grouped in with the larger rifle weapon.
“By enforcing the unlawful Rule challenged herein, ATF violated Plaintiffs’ Second Amendment Rights by requiring them to submit to the NFA [National Firearms Act] regulatory process for possessing a lawful and commonly owned firearm accessory – namely, a stabilizing brace,” the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty wrote in the filing.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has said the ATF rule “makes clear that firearm manufacturers, dealers, and individuals cannot evade these important public safety protections simply by adding accessories” and ensures the modified weapons are subject to the same “heightened requirements” as other short-barreled rifles.
Garland directed ATF to address the issue back in 2021, and the rule was finalized earlier this month.
According to ATF, the rule doesn’t ban stabilizing braces, nor does it ban their use on handguns as intended, wherein the brace is attached to the arm for individuals with disabilities — but rather restricts their use to use the pistol as a shoulder-fired rifle.
The Wisconsin law firm boasts the new suit as its sixth against the Biden administration. Wisconsin veterans Gabriel Tauscher and Shawn Kroll are listed as plaintiffs, along with Texas veteran Darren Britto.
A separate lawsuit over the stabilizing braces rule was filed Tuesday by the Firearms Policy Coalition, a nonprofit organization that advocates for rights like access to arms and freedom of speech.
The lawsuit argues that the rule violates the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which allows courts to set aside actions from federal agencies that are “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law” or are contrary to constitutional rights.
It states that Congress granted the ATF the authority to regulate rifles somewhat more stringently than pistols, but the ATF’s action treats pistols as if they were rifles. It argues that pistols with the braces do not meet the definition of a rifle that Congress established.
The organization argues that the rule violates the Second Amendment even if it doesn’t violate the APA.
“Federal agencies do not have the power to write new laws, and yet the ATF continues to attempt to expand its authority using the federal rulemaking process,” Cody Wisniewski, the coalition’s senior attorney for constitutional litigation, said in a release. “This ‘rule’ is, in effect, a federal law that will transform millions of peaceable people into felons overnight simply for owning a firearm that has been lawful to own for decades.”
Updated: 7:47 p.m. ET | 2023-02-01T01:47:48+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/hill-politics/veterans-in-texas-wisconsin-sue-biden-administration-over-new-gun-restrictions/ |
(The Hill) – Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was forced to give in to a series of demands from detractors to win the support necessary to win the Speaker’s gavel after a historic week of failed ballots.
While most GOP lawmakers are downplaying the significance of McCarthy’s concessions, the changes — which are designed to empower rank-and-file members at the expense of his own leadership authority — are also raising concerns that they could cripple the governing functions of the lower chamber.
One change in particular — which empowers a single lawmaker to launch the process of ousting the Speaker — is giving heartburn to lawmakers in both parties, who fear a hardline group of conservatives will use it repeatedly to browbeat McCarthy into keeping crucial must-pass bills off the floor.
The result, they say, will be a heightened risk of shuttering the government, defaulting on federal debts and grinding the business of the House to a screeching halt.
“I think it’s a terrible decision,” said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.).
“If one person can push a motion to vacate, we’ll do this again. How would you like to do this every week?” he said, referring to the internal battle that delayed McCarthy’s speakership victory for days. “I think that’s the future with a few of these individuals. … It weakens the speaker, and it strengthens the smallest caucus of all the caucuses.”
Some of McCarthy’s conservative critics have also demanded that any move to raise the nation’s debt ceiling — which allows the government to borrow money to pay its obligations — must be accompanied by cuts in the nation’s entitlement programs, including Social Security and Medicare. And a provision of the new House rules package requires a separate vote on hiking the debt limit.
“It’s safe to say that we believe there ought to be specific, concrete limits on spending attached to a debt ceiling increase,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) told reporters in the Capitol on Thursday.
“There will be no clean debt ceiling increase, that’s for sure,” echoed Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), another McCarthy opponent who was brought around to support him by the new concessions.
That demand has prompted howls from Democrats, who want to protect the nation’s safety net programs and fear the heightened risk of a federal default if McCarthy yields to the conservatives’ wishes.
“If they do the debt ceiling, we’re screwed,” a Democratic lawmaker said Friday.
Another major concern for centrist Republicans throughout the week’s marathon negotiations was the conservatives’ push to win more subcommittee gavels for themselves — an idea that infuriated those already in line for those seats.
Bacon had called it “a non-starter,” particularly among the more moderate Republicans who have worked their way up the ladder into those seats.
“If you’re talking about chairmanships and things like that, they’re gonna have to still earn it,” Bacon said. “I call it affirmative action for [the] smallest of the caucuses to put them in leadership roles when they’ve not earned it. We believe in a merit-based system on the GOP side.”
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), who has served in the House since 2013, also highlighted the “seniority process” for chairmanships.
“Everybody has to work their way through the seniority process and earn positions on both committees and gavels and things of that nature,” she said.
The other changes adopted by Republicans as they open the 118th Congress are less controversial. They include a guaranteed floor vote to establish term limits for all House lawmakers; an open amendment process, providing rank-and-file lawmakers with more power to alter legislation; adoption of the so-called Holman rule, which grants Congress new powers over federal agencies; and a 72-hour rule — requiring a full three days to allow lawmakers to read bills before they hit the floor.
Those changes have all been adopted at points in the past. And most Republicans are brushing aside any narrative that McCarthy gave too much up for the gavel in return.
“No, I don’t think so,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who emerged as one of McCarthy’s most vocal advocates amid the Speaker’s race.
“These concessions have been agreed to by our conference, and ultimately I believe it’s going to lead to a more people-driven legislative process,” said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.). “It’s about restoring more power and decision making to the members.”
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) downplayed concerns about even the single-member motion to vacate, saying there is little difference between one-person or five-person threshold, which was the minimum in the initial rules package.
“You already agreed to five, what’s the difference between five and one?” he said. “It’s an accountability issue. So let’s just all work as a team and it’ll be fine.”
McCarthy himself is also defending the ninth-inning negotiation, assuring that the key concession will not make him a “weaker Speaker.”
“It would only be a weaker Speaker if I was afraid of it,” he told reporters Thursday night. “I won’t be a weaker Speaker.”
“That’s the way it’s always been except for the last Speaker. I think I’m very fine with that,” he added.
But Democrats are sounding the alarm, warning that the California Republican’s offer to his right flank diminishes his authority at the detriment of stable governance.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who had eliminated the single-person vacate rule as Speaker in the previous two Congresses, called its reinstatement “ridiculous.”
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the previous majority leader, said the deal gives too much power to the Republicans’ far-right fringe.
“I think he gave away much more than I wish he’d given,” Hoyer said. “I think it does give to a small, willful faction of his caucus, a negative faction of his caucus, a faction of his caucus that has been almost uniformly obstructionist, more authority than they ought to have.” | 2023-01-07T15:38:19+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/mccarthy-concessions-to-win-speakership-raise-eyebrows/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alabama Power Company today announced that it issued a notice of redemption for 5.00% Class A Preferred Stock, Cumulative, Par Value $1 Per Share (Stated Capital $25 Per Share) CUSIP No. 010392462 (NYSE: ALP PR Q) (the "5.00% Preferred Stock").
The redemption date for the 5.00% Preferred Stock will be October 14, 2022. The redemption price per share for the 5.00% Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be equal to $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends of $0.045 per share.
Regular dividends on the 5.00% Preferred Stock being redeemed are payable October 1, 2022, to each holder of record on September 16, 2022. No dividends on the 5.00% Preferred Stock being redeemed will accrue on or after the redemption date, nor will any interest accrue on amounts held to pay the redemption price.
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Updated July 14, 2023 at 12:36 PM ET
President Biden is starting his reelection campaign with tens of millions of dollars in the bank, dwarfing second-quarter fundraising totals already announced by the campaigns of former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
According to an announcement from the campaign ahead of a Federal Elections Commission reporting deadline this weekend, the Biden-Harris campaign, Democratic National Committee and their joint fundraising committees combined to raise $72 million from April to the end of June. They have $77 million cash on hand.
Because Biden is the incumbent president and his campaign is fully integrated with the DNC, the combined fundraising total represents all the funds the reelect could draw upon.
Despite higher donation limits this election cycle, these totals are actually lower than the numbers posted by former Presidents Barack Obama and Trump at a similar point in their campaigns. Trump and the Republican National Committee raised $105 million in the second quarter of 2019, while Obama and the DNC raised $86 million.
A Biden campaign official pointed out Obama got into the race in early April in 2011, while Biden waited until late April, so on a per-day-of-campaign basis Biden raised slightly more. The official also argued that Biden isn't running against the Obama of 2011 or the Trump of 2019.
For Republican candidates in this cycle, there is a competitive primary, so Republican National Committee fundraising totals don't help them yet.
Earlier this month, the Trump campaign announced the former president and his affiliated political action committee had raised more than $35 million in the second quarter.
DeSantis' campaign said he had brought in $20 million since launching his candidacy in late June. DeSantis' super PAC, Never Back Down, says it has raised $130 million since early March. While super PACs work in support of the candidate, they can't coordinate with them.
In an online message shared with small-dollar donors via email and text, Biden-Harris campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez touted Biden's advantage over the GOP field.
"While Republicans are burning through resources in a divisive primary focused on who can take the most extreme MAGA positions, we are significantly outraising every single one of them — because our team's strength is our grassroots supporters," Chávez Rodríguez said.
More details will be available this weekend when campaigns file detailed reports with the FEC. What they release in advance of that reporting deadline tends to accentuate the data points that the campaign wants people to focus on.
In the case of the Biden campaign, they point to donations coming from nearly 400,000 donors, with an average donation of $39. A lower average donation shows grassroots enthusiasm and not just the support of deep-pocketed mega-donors. At this point in 2011, the Obama reelect had donations from more than 550,000 individuals.
The Biden campaign says 30% of its donations this past quarter came from new donors, who didn't give Biden money in 2020.
"There's only one word: blockbuster," said Jeffrey Katzenberg, a Biden campaign co-chair, who knows a thing or two about blockbusters. He co-founded the movie studio DreamWorks and now leads WndrCo.
Katzenberg hasn't hosted a fundraiser for Biden yet this election cycle, though he has attended several high-dollar fundraisers with the president in his role as campaign co-chair.
As the quarter was nearing its end, some donors expressed concern to journalists that Biden's fundraising numbers would be weak and that his events weren't well attended. In the end, though, Katzenberg told NPR that Biden raised more than $10 million in two days of attending fundraisers in San Francisco in June.
"These numbers are just, you know, they're undeniable," said Katzenberg. "No one has ever raised more money faster, more diversely than President Biden. So to the doubters and the naysayers, numbers speak, numbers talk."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-07-14T17:42:34+00:00 | kunm.org | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-07-14/president-biden-posts-blockbuster-three-month-fundraising-total-72-million |
Amazon Studios has launched “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” a series is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings which take place long before “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” films and books.
It’s a television production of epic proportions, with an estimated price tag of $465 million for its first eight episodes, with plans for a 50-part story arc.
In recent weeks the cast and producers have revealed some of the behind-the-scenes challenges that went into bringing the second age of Tolkien’s Middle-earth to screens.
IS THE SHOW JUST FOR HARDCARE TOLKIEN FANS?
“I don’t think anyone needs to do any homework. Of course, having a prior knowledge of the lore and the world will only enhance the experience. But I think you can go into it as a complete new fan of Tolkien and Tolkien’s world.” — Charlie Vickers, who plays Halbrand, a human shipwreck survivor.
“I’m really hoping that we’re going to bring some new fans to this kind of work in this world building in this sort of world. I think that it’s quite diverse. There are obviously families and kids and things like that who would love it. But equally people like me that love fantasy and still read it and go and see the movies and films and whatever — I think that will appeal as well.” — Sara Zwangobani, who plays the harfoot Marigold Brandyfoot.
WHAT TO EXPECT
“I feel the main character for me in Tolkien’s work is Middle-earth itself. If we can get that, then the characters will make sense and come from there. I really hope that then there will be something for everyone because the main bit is being immersed in another land.” — Morfydd Clark, who plays elven commander Galadriel.
“There is great evil in Tolkien and there is in this show. But we felt that it was important that even evil sort of had a point of view. We thought that was that was true to him. The first line in the show is ‘Nothing is evil in the beginning.’” — Patrick McKay, a showrunner and executive producer.
“There’s fear matched with bravery. And I think we live in a world now where society and external forces can sometimes dim that instinct, that fiery instinct to just to just do, which we idealistically rely on for ourselves.” — Sophia Nomvete, who plays a dwarven princess.
“Definitely I feel the weight of expectation on my character because he’s obviously been portrayed in the films and people have an idea of who he is already. But this is set thousands of years before that, at a point where, you know, we’re exploring his, well, my character’s beginnings, understanding his relationships with his family, his friends, his place in the world, and what he really wants to do.” — Maxim Baldry, who plays Isildur, the human leader who obtains an all-powerful ring.
ON TRANSFORMING INTO A MIDDLE-EARTH CHARACTER
“Two-and-a-half hours in the makeup chair every day. And I sang songs with my fellow actors, Megan Richards, Markella Kavenagh. I talked to my great team. Sometimes I just thought about my character and what I was going to do for the day. Actually, we had a lot of fun in the makeup chair. Two-and-a-half hours sounds like a long time, but actually we had a great time, So, it was like no time passed.” — Sara Zwangobani, on the time it took makeup and prosthetic artists to transform into harfoot Marigold Brandyfoot.
“Three hours to put it on, and 45 to take it off. So, it is a big part of the day. It really was. And I became very good friends with the makeup artist and the prosthetics artist, as well.” — Owain Arthur, on the time it took makeup and prosthetic artists to transform him into King Durin IV.
“This is an iconic, necessary, revolutionary moment and I am very proud to fly the flag for generations to come in a franchise of this scale.” — Black actor Sophia Nomvete who plays the dwarf princess Disa.
“I think when people talk about the budget of the series, one thing that I keep saying is that I don’t think people want a budget version of this story. You do not want to see sort of pieces of things falling off sets and costumes that look like rentals. I think you need the resources to tell a story of this scale.” — Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who plays the queen-regent of Númenor.
WHISKING AWAY TO ANOTHER, ISOLATED, WORLD
“We filmed during a pandemic, a global pandemic. It was difficult because we were away from loved ones for almost two years and our support systems. But what that did is it sort of forced us to to lean on each other. And that is is a bonding experience like no other.” — Nazanin Boniadi, who plays a human healer and single-mother.
“It was difficult, yes. But we also had the particular privilege to be working. At one point, we were the only show that was shooting in the world — our colleagues had their shows paused and even canceled. The world was indoors and we were still able to go to set every day. That was also a fire that fueled our our performances. I think for everyone this became more than a show. It was our lives and it was a letter and a testament letter of love to all the fans and everyone else in the world that was indoors.” — Ismael Cruz Córdova, who plays an elf soldier.
“From the very first moment, I think even from the audition stage, we’re not really meant to kind of share anything. So I remember when I got cast, and I got cast in the middle of lockdown, and I couldn’t tell anyone. And then I left the country and I didn’t tell anyone where I was going because I thought, ’Well, if I tell them where, they’re going to know, they’re going to know exactly what it is.” — Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who plays the queen-regent of Númenor.
HONORING TOLKIEN
“Those who both love Tolkien and who are passionate about Tolkien and have read every single little every ounce of work that they possibly is by Tolkien — I hope that they respond to it and connect to it for sure. But I also do hope that there are kids that haven’t been introduced yet and that, you know, maybe they will be inspired to go back to the books and rediscover them or discover them for the first time.” — Markella Kavenagh, who plays a young harfoot girl.
“Obviously, it will be compared with inevitably other current fantasy shows and particularly the (Peter) Jackson movies. But the world is very different and we’ve started out with some brand new characters, some characters from Tolkien that have never been played before or never featured in a live-action TV show. I think because it is a brand new thing, it’s more exciting than worrying.” — Charles Edwards, who plays Celebrimbor.
“I think we are not the mothers. We are but midwives or doulas at best. This is Tolkien’s baby and this is his world. And we’ve just seen it as our responsibility to hopefully bring it into being in a fresh, new way. If people feel his voice and his themes and his tones in the show even a little bit, we’ll just be thrilled. So we can’t wait for people to watch.” — Patrick McKay, showrunner and executive producer.
WHAT ABOUT THAT OTHER BIG FANTASY SHOW?
“Obviously, it will be compared with inevitably other current fantasy shows and particularly the (Peter) Jackson movies. But the world is very different and we’ve started out with some brand new characters, some characters from Tolkien that have never been played before or never featured in a live-action TV show. I think because it is a brand new thing, it’s more exciting than worrying.” — Charles Edwards, who plays Celebrimbor.
“I think when you look at a genre like fantasy, you can use the biggest stories to tell things that are very relatable. People want to get lost in the stories and they want to feel things and you need a big, big canvas to be able to do that. I’m a huge ‘Game of Thrones’ fan. I’m going to be watching ‘House of the Dragon.’ I have a friend on ‘House of the Dragon.’ I think this idea of having to choose one or the other — you can watch both. You can watch more. I will be watching more. So, if you’re a fan of genre, this is this is an incredible time.” — Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who plays the queen-regent of Númenor.
___ Associated Press reporters Mike Cidoni Lennox in Los Angeles, Krysta Fauria in San Diego, Berenice Bautista in Mexico City and Mark Kennedy in New York compiled material for this story.
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For more AP entertainment news, go to https://apnews.com/hub/entertainment | 2022-09-03T15:49:02+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/entertainment-news/ap-rings-of-power-cast-reveal-secrets-details-about-new-show/ |
It’s last call for one of the West Coast’s most unique whitewater rafting trips this summer.
The Upper Klamath River, located southwest of Klamath Falls, Oregon, has taken rafters on thrill rides for the past four decades thanks to a system of dams that supplies dependable summertime water through the Class IV rapids of Hell’s Corner Canyon.
But the same dams that have made this rafting experience possible have also wrought havoc on the Klamath River’s salmon runs and ecosystem. They’re scheduled for removal beginning later this year in the largest dam removal project in United States history.
Without the water stored behind the dams and released at a specific time each day, river levels won’t be high enough for commercial trips through Hell’s Corner Canyon in summers after dam removal, local outfitters say.
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This summer will be the last time to ride Oregon's wildest summer rafting trip, with giant waves and water so warm you don't mind being splashed in the face over and over again.
The main summer season will run June 8 to Sept. 4.
“There really isn’t anything like Hell’s Corner on the West Coast, and that’s because it just has this crazy combination of factors,” said Pete Wallstrom, owner of Momentum River Expeditions in Ashland. “It’s warm, it's beautiful and has huge summer whitewater. But it's also very approachable and you can bring people down who’ve never been rafting before. It’s one of the best places to introduce people to big whitewater.”
Wallstrom and other Upper Klamath outfitters support dam removal, despite the economic hit.
The removal of four dams from 2023 through 2024 will set free 400 miles of spawning habitat for salmon on one of the most important cultural and ecological rivers in the western United States while reducing toxic algae and restoring the stream to a more natural condition, they say.
The removal should also open new stretches of river for recreation that outfitters hope to run trips on as early as 2025.
“We strongly believe dam removal will lead to a healthier Klamath River system and, if done correctly, will also be good for surrounding communities and local economies,” the Upper Klamath Outfitters Association said in a statement.
But the new stretches won’t offer the same big-water thrill as summers on Hell’s Corner, leading to a bittersweet feeling for river runners.
“It’s like saying goodbye to an old friend,” said Bart Baldwin, who owns Noah's River Adventures in Ashland and has been taking visitors down Hell’s Corner since the 1990s.
'Hell's Corner Gang'
Hell’s Corner Canyon was just another piece of water stuck between two dams in a remote corner of southern Oregon until river guide Dean Monroe ran it for the first time in the 1970s.
The whitewater was so fun Monroe’s business, Wilderness Adventures, began offering guided trips in 1981.
“It’s a sleeping giant that’s fast awakening,” Monroe said in a 1981 article in the Medford Mail Tribune. “The river virtually was not rafted before 1979. We got curious and ran the rapids for the first time that year. It’s a beautiful river and relatively close to major highways.”
The name of the canyon came from the Hell’s Corner Gang, who would apparently hide out there after robbing stagecoaches between Klamath Falls and Yreka, California, in the 1800s. The name also fits the scenery, because the river dives through a dark volcanic canyon, making its way from eastern to western Oregon through the Cascade Range, as thundering rapids wait around each turn.
In the early days, rafters often struggled against Pacific Power & Light — a precursor to PacifiCorp — which owned the dams, to get them to release water at the right times of day so they could raft. Rafters typically put on the river just below JC Boyle Dam and powerhouse as it releases water and take out 13 miles downstream at Copco Reservoir.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a new dam was proposed in the middle of Hell’s Corner Canyon. It was known as the Salt Caves Project.
Environmental groups and the Klamath Tribes opposed the dam, and the river was first protected under Oregon’s Scenic Waterway Act by then Gov. Barbara Roberts before being protected by the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Ride the hydro
One of the most unique parts of rafting Hell’s Corner is that you’re essentially riding hydropower.
Each morning at about 10:30 a.m., the JC Boyle powerhouse starts to release “peaking flows” from a small reservoir into the river below through turbines to make hydropower.
That’s where the rafters meet it.
“It’s actually the type of run-of-river dam you see in a lot of other countries,” Wallstrom said. “The basic idea is that the dam is creating electricity when people need it most (at peak times). In summer, that tends to be the heat of the day, so we are rafting on water used to make electricity.”
When the dam isn’t pulsing water to make power, there’s still some water in the river, but not enough to raft or kayak.
The future
Beginning this year, the first of the dams on the Klamath will be removed.
Eventually, four will be taken out — Copco 1 and 2, Iron Gate and JC Boyle.
Once that happens, rafters will lose those daily “peaking flows.” In the summer particularly, the Hell’s Corner section won’t have enough water to run viable commercial rafting trips.
“We did experimental runs up there and at that lower water level it is choked up with rocks to the point that it would be really dangerous and almost impossible to run six people in a raft like we do now,” Baldwin said. “You could probably put two or maybe three people in a boat and get them downriver, but they would have to pay the same amount that six do now. It’s also way more dangerous and way less fun at lower levels.”
The outfitters do plan to run trips into Hell’s Corner during spring, when water levels will likely be high enough. But it won’t be consistent — meaning it’ll be tough to plan around — and it will be during a colder season when fewer people are interested in rafting.
Other segments of the river will open, however, that will allow for summertime runs, including multiple floats for fishing or easy floating with Class I and II rapids.
Another whitewater run into a beautiful slot canyon that currently has little water running through it could become rafting outfitters’ new bread and butter, Wallstrom said.
“It will be different from Hell’s Corner — the water won’t be as big and it’ll be more technical, but getting people onto this new slot canyon is super exciting,” Wallstrom said.
Wallstrom also said the Upper Klamath would become more accessible to regular, noncommercial river runners post-dam removal. The current Hell’s Corner run requires a very long shuttle, a full day and skilled technical ability, which is why it’s run almost exclusively by outfitters.
Last dance
Ever since word has gotten out about this being the last summer at Hell’s Corner, Wallstrom said the outfitters have been busy taking phone calls for people wanting a last ride.
The trip is most commonly done as a full-day adventure, where people are picked up in Medford, Phoenix or Ashland, driven to the put-in, run the river and return in the evening. In a day trip, people often run the river during the daytime and return to watch a play at Ashland’s Shakespeare Festival in the evening.
“We’ll meet people in downtown Ashland and just say, ‘Hey, if you’ve got an old pair of tennis shoes, a pair of swim trunks and a T-shirt, come with us. You’ll have the time of your life, and we’ll have you back in time for the play to start,’” Baldwin said.
Wallstrom, who owns Momentum, offers an overnight experience that involves sleeping two nights at a dedicated campsite in the middle of the river canyon, multiple days of rafting and trail running or mountain biking.
On the river
The trip down the river begins with a nice warm-up — five miles of class II and III rapids that help guides get visitors accustomed to commands and paddling the boat. Then, the rafts enter the canyon to navigate stair-steps of Class IV rapids during the most thrilling part of the trip.
“You get this parade of rapids — one right after the other,” Baldwin said. “There are spots where you can turn around, look upstream and it looks like you’ve come down a big staircase. They’re big waves, it’s technical and it’s just a giggle-fest for adults. That water is warm — 70 to 74 degrees — and you don’t see any roads from the canyon, making it really feel like a wilderness setting.”
For many, this year's trip will likely be their last.
“This is a very bittersweet season," Baldwin said. "I cut my teeth on this river. It’s been a big part of my life and we depend on it to run our business. It’s going to mean big changes to everything we do. But ultimately, the whole point of this is to have a healthier river.
“For now, we’re focused on getting as many people out on the river this year for a last hurrah.” | 2023-05-08T15:32:19+00:00 | billingsgazette.com | https://billingsgazette.com/outdoors/rafters-savor-final-whitewater-season-on-oregons-upper-klamath-before-dam-removal/article_44bea438-eaaf-11ed-b18a-e7a00684e16f.html |
An attorney representing the three police officers in Farmington, New Mexico who opened fire on a homeowner after they responded to the wrong address claims the officers were "justified" in their actions.
The homeowner, 52-year-old Robert Dotson, was killed by police earlier this month after he answered his door while armed. The Farmington Police Department received a call about a domestic violence incident in the area but officers mistakenly went to Dotson's home instead of a home across the street where the incident was reported, according to local and state police.
After Dotson was shot, his wife -- also armed with a gun -- exchanged gunfire with officers, authorities said. She was not injured.
"Mr. Dotson's death was a tragedy, and our hearts go out to his family and loved ones," said attorney Luis Robles, who is representing the officers. "However, it is important to remember that no one forced Mr. and Mrs. Dotson to point guns at the officers."
After no one answered their knocks on the door during the April 5 incident, police officers asked a dispatcher for clarity on the address and to call the person who reported the incident and ask them to come to the front door, authorities said.
After several knocks, Dotson opened the door of his home while armed with a handgun. Three officers opened fire, killing Dotson at the scene, according to New Mexico State Police, citing body camera footage.
All three officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.
"The officers were clearly visible, calmly announced themselves multiple times, and did nothing to suggest that they were trying to force their way into the Dotsons' home," Robles said.
"There could be no doubt that they were police," he said. "And yet Mr. and Mrs. Dotson made an incomprehensible decision that put themselves and these officers in grave danger. The officers' actions were justified, and I stand by their decision to use deadly force."
Attorneys representing the Dotson family are disputing the police account of events. One of the attorneys, Shon Northam, held a media conference Thursday and said the family was planning to take legal action.
"For quite some time, the residents of Farmington have been keenly aware of the wild use of force by the Farmington Police Department, with no accountability or justice provided for the victims," Northam said in a statement. "We demand that changes. We want what happened to Robbie to also result in a better community for everyone in Farmington."
Citing footage from a Ring camera at the home, Northam and fellow attorney Mark Reichel say the officers were "laughing, smirking, and joking" about being at the wrong house before the front door opened.
With Dotson "immediately blinded" by flashlights, the attorneys say the officers did not identify themselves and instead expressed surprise before opening fire.
The shooting is currently under investigation by the New Mexico State Police. The agency's Investigations Bureau has been requested to probe the incident, state police said. Authorities have said it's still unclear why the officers responded to the wrong address. | 2023-04-22T05:41:39+00:00 | albanyherald.com | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/new-mexico-police-officers-who-shot-and-killed-a-homeowner-while-responding-to-the-wrong/article_16b82791-7393-58d0-bf05-5c365acd8830.html |
(NEXSTAR) – Happiness doesn’t grow on trees, but it may be a little easier to come by in some cities, a new study has found.
Reviewing federal and local government data across 13 metrics based on personal finances, well-being, and quality of life, SmartAsset ranked nearly 165 of the nation’s largest cities to find where Americans are happiest.
Six California cities landed in the top 10, with Sunnyvale ranking the highest. SmartAsset found the top 10 California cities overall had lower percentages of people living in poverty, higher marriage rates, and lower violent crime rates.
Two Texas cities also found their way into the top 10.
Overall, the top 10 happiest cities are also home to high marriage rates. In all but one – Arlington, Virginia – married residents make up the majority of the population.
Here are the 10 places where Americans are happiest, according to SmartAsset’s findings:
- Sunnyvale, California
- Arlington, Virginia
- Bellevue, Washington
- Fremont, California
- Frisco, Texas
- Plano, Texas
- Roseville, California
- San Jose, California
- Santa Clarita, California
- Irvine, California
Frisco had the highest personal finance score, which is based on the percentage of individuals earning $100,000 or more, cost of living as a percent of income, personal bankruptcy filings, and down payment to income ratio. Among the top 50 cities in SmartAsset’s rankings, Chula Vista, California, had the lowest score in this category.
Another California city, San Francisco, ranked highest for well-being, which was calculated based on the percent of the population reporting poor mental health days, life expectancy, physical activity rate, and percent of adults with health insurance. Henderson, Nevada had the lowest ranking.
Sunnyvale wasn’t only the happiest city but the place with the highest quality of life score. SmartAsset based this metric on the percentage of adults living below poverty level, marriage rates, commute times, the concentration of entertainment and food venues, and the violent crime rate. In this category, Minneapolis ranked the lowest.
Americans aren’t happiest everywhere, of course. According to SmartAsset, Birmingham, Alabama was the least happy place based on the metrics reviewed in the study. It scored poorly in multiple metrics, including personal bankruptcy filings per capita, life expectancy, and the percentage of residents living in poverty.
Newark, New Jersey, and Memphis, Tennessee were found to be the second and third least happy cities.
Cities from 19 states ranked among the 50 happiest places in America, as well as Washington, D.C. California dominated the list, with 17 of its cities ranking among the top 50, followed by Colorado, which had four cities in the top 50.
You can see SmartAsset’s full rankings here. | 2022-12-26T02:46:28+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/heres-where-the-happiest-americans-live-study-finds/ |
Watching her newborn daughters in separate hospital rooms for the first time, Sandy Fuller was in awe.
After a successful procedure last month, Eliza and Ella recovered in different rooms and learned to eat and sleep alone.
On Tuesday, the twins hit another milestone. After spending their first 133 days in the hospital, Eliza and Ella were discharged and brought to their Center, Tex., home, where doctors expect they will grow up healthy.
“I’m going to tell them that if they can make it through this, whatever life throws at them, without a doubt, they can handle it,” Fuller’s husband, Jesse, said in a video interview provided by the hospital. “There’s a way, and I think this is a good way of showing them, you know, sometimes the impossible is possible.”
Sandy said she was shocked when, 12 weeks into her pregnancy last fall, a doctor suspected after viewing ultrasounds that her twins were conjoined. One in about every 55,000 births produce conjoined twins, according to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. But about 40 percent of conjoined twins are stillborn, according to Seattle Children’s Hospital, and roughly 35 percent of conjoined twins die within a day of their birth.
A doctor referred the Fullers to Texas Children’s Hospital, where medical teams have separated conjoined twins. Doctors there confirmed the Fuller babies were conjoined, but their future looked promising. Through X-rays and ultrasounds, doctors saw the twins possessed most of their own organs and only shared a liver, which could be divided without causing major health implications.
“There’s no guarantees,” Alice King, a pediatric surgeon at Texas Children’s Hospital, told The Washington Post. “The fetal imaging gives us really, really a lot of great information to start the conversations.”
In February, the Fullers began staying at Texas Children’s Hospital, about three hours from their home, so King and 16 other doctors could prepare for the surgery.
Thirty-five weeks into her pregnancy, Sandy wore a green gown and sat in a bed as she awaited a Caesarean section on March 1.
“Are you really nervous?” she asked Jesse in a video provided by the hospital.
“Not yet,” Jesse responded. “I mean, I’m getting there.”
Eliza and Ella were born at 2:11 p.m. and each weighed about 5 pounds and 10 ounces. Sandy held the babies, wrapped in a blanket decorated with colorful ducks, on her lap as Jesse stood over her and rubbed the top of the twins’ heads.
Doctors soon took the babies to the neonatal intensive care unit for further treatment.
The medical team wanted Eliza and Ella to grow so they’d have enough tissue for the separation surgery. Feeding them was challenging because the babies faced each other, and their parents adjusted their positions since the twins couldn’t move themselves.
Meanwhile, doctors simulated the surgery using computer-generated scans of the babies.
Before the surgery June 14, Jesse and Sandy visited their babies in their crib, which featured two name tags. They were 15 weeks old.
“We ready?” Jesse asked the babies. “We think we are? We don’t know?”
“They’re so happy,” Sandy added as she watched them smile.
Before doctors rolled Eliza and Ella into the operating room, Jesse and Sandy kissed both their heads.
“You’re going to do great,” Sandy told them.
As the roughly six-hour procedure began, Sandy, Jesse and family members held hands in the waiting room, dropped their heads and prayed.
Meanwhile, doctors put Eliza and Ella to sleep and divided their liver while avoiding other organs. They cheered when the twins were separated.
King visited the family in the waiting room.
“Everything has gone very, very smoothly,” King told them before Jesse and Sandy stood to hug her.
Plastic surgeons sewed the twins’ bellies up. Jesse and Sandy were in disbelief when they saw Eliza.
“It’s hard to process it,” Jesse told doctors. “We’re so used to seeing them [together].”
Jesse and Sandy held hands as they walked with doctors, who rolled Eliza’s crib to the NICU. Ella was brought to a separate room minutes later. Jesse and Sandy stood over their cribs and rubbed their daughters’ bellies and toes.
“It really makes many hours of planning and thinking about how to do this safely 100 percent worth it,” King told The Post.
Three days later, Sandy cried when she held her babies by herself for the first time since their surgery.
In the following weeks, Jesse and Sandy said they observed that Eliza is laid back, while Ella is sassy. They identified a spot on Ella’s ear to tell the twins apart.
The babies left the hospital with feeding tubes on Tuesday, but their parents hope those will be removed in the next few weeks.
“I’m kind of bracing myself,” Jesse said in the hospital interview, “because I know it’s going to be a wild house pretty soon.” | 2023-07-12T08:57:29+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/12/conjoined-twins-fuller-texas/ |
PARADISE, Texas (AP) — A 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead, two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx delivery driver arrested in her death, authorities said.
The body of Athena Strand was found Friday and Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, was arrested on kidnapping and murder charges after confessing to killing the girl and telling authorities where to find her body, according to Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin.
Horner remained jailed Saturday on $1.5 million bond. Jail records did not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Akin said during a late Friday news conference that a tip led authorities to Horner, who the sheriff said had made a delivery to the girl’s home shortly before she disappeared.
Horner did not know the girl’s family, according to Akin, who declined to discuss a motive for the crime.
“We really can’t get into the content of the confession, but I will say we have a confession” from Horner, Akin said.
The girl’s stepmother had reported her missing on Wednesday from the family home near Paradise on the northwestern outskirts of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Her body was found near the town of Boyd, about 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) southeast of Paradise, a town of about 475 people, Akin said.
James Dwyer, acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s Dallas field office, said FedEx cooperated with investigators.
FedEx said in a statement that it is working with law enforcement agencies investigating the case.
“Our thoughts are with the family of Athena Strand during this most difficult time,” according to the statement. “Words cannot describe our shock and sorrow surrounding this tragic event.” | 2022-12-06T12:53:47+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-body-of-7-year-old-texas-girl-found-fedex-driver-arrested/ |
Daughters without moms find support in each other’s grief
When my mother died suddenly 30 years ago, I was 13. I’d spend the next 20 years attempting to understand what it means not to have a mother.
And I did this basically alone.
Mostly, this was because my mother’s parents, who raised me, were old-fashioned folks who lived through the Dust Bowl. They didn’t discuss feelings, good or bad. I never once saw my grandfather shed a tear after his daughter died. Plus, our town was in the rural plains of Colorado, hours away from any city with services like a grief therapist, even if my grandparents had been open to that.
But the silence around grief also was a product of the times. I am encouraged to see that now a mom’s death is generally not handled the same way it was in 1993.
There are many kinds of support today, from the organized to the grassroots. Grief can be talked about and shared more publicly, experts say, and is acknowledged to last a long time.
Motherless children can attend special summer camps, for instance, or Mother’s Day retreats like those hosted by the Massachusetts-based non-profit EmpowerHer, which works with girls whose mothers have died. They also link girls with mentors so they can see an older version of themselves. The group recently started working with boys and nonbinary children, too, who have lost either parent.
“There isn’t a perfect ending,” said Cara Belvin, who founded EmpowerHer. “You can cry and scream but you can’t give up, and we hold space for a kid who is grieving.”
Podcasts on the topic of parent loss, and support groups both virtual and in-person, have proliferated.
“It really grew exponentially over COVID,” said Hope Edelman, author of several grief books, including the bestseller “Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss,” published in 1994.
Edelman has led motherless daughters’ groups, and her books have helped usher in a new way to live with loss. “The death of a mother affects a daughter profoundly, but what comes after can affect her as much or more,” she said.
Edelman was 17 when her mother died in 1981, a time she has called the “dark ages” of grief, when mourning often wasn’t discussed much outside the stale office of a therapist.
The prevailing wisdom today tends to be the “continuing bonds” theory, which says grief is to be carried, and relationships continue and change with a loved one, even after their death.
This more engaged approach to grief has been furthered by the internet and social media.
Ontario native Janet Gwilliam-Wright, 46, started “The Motherlove Project,” a blog and corresponding Instagram account, in 2020 to honor the 25th anniversary of her mother’s death. It has since become a place where women from around the world share stories about their late mothers; nearly 300 people have shared so far.
“I didn’t have anywhere to grieve her — she didn’t have a grave — so I decided to make a place on the internet,” Gwilliam-Wright explained.
“I have enormous gratitude for every woman who reaches out to me. It helps me in my grieving and has brought me a community of people I feel so connected to.”
Mother’s Day can feel particularly isolating, said Julia Morin, 36, of Nashua, New Hampshire, who created her Instagram account “Girl_meets_grief” on Mother’s Day 2021 to connect with others who felt the same way.
Before the internet, even though the prevailing attitude toward grief might have been less supportive, still there was often more community and family around than there is now, when many Americans lack built-in support networks.
“And so the widespread online support gives people a broader space to share in that grief and meet people with similar experiences,” said Megan Kelleher, a historian who has studied grief and bereavement practices.
Writing is another way motherless daughters are connecting.
Sasha Brown-Worsham of Acton, Massachusetts, has written about losing her mom as a teenager. She penned a viral essay and followed it up with a memoir, “Namaste the Hard Way.” When Brown-Worsham turned 45, the same age her mother was when she died of breast cancer, she sought out a virtual support group of mothers without moms.
“My daughter turned 16 at the same time, and that’s how old I was when my mom died,” she said.
The group is a collaboration between Edelman’s Motherless Daughters and the Twin Cities-based non-profit She Climbs Mountains.
“There’s this sense of being seen for possibly the first time in my whole life,” Brown-Worsham said.
Life’s milestones — such as getting married or having a baby — can trigger grief. By the time I was 30, I had tricked myself into believing I was adept at ignoring my mother’s loss. That was, of course, far from true.
It was when I had my first baby that I felt grief rise to the surface. Jealousy cropped up in unexpected ways, particularly when I saw my new mom friends with their mothers.
It turns out, this is normal.
“Having kids ripped me open” emotionally, said Katie Paradis, 42, of Rockport, Massachusetts, who has two girls and no mother.
Susanna Gilbertson’s mom died a year before her daughter was born.
“I looked around and didn’t see any support I could access,” said Gilbertson, 47, of Philadelphia.
Along with another motherless mom, she posted fliers for a book group, reading Edelman’s “Motherless Daughters.” After the initial meeting, the women in the group wanted to keep going. They ended up meeting for seven years.
“You get to experience, rather than be told, that you’re not alone,” said Gilbertson, now a full-time grief coach.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2023-05-10T17:09:26+00:00 | kaaltv.com | https://www.kaaltv.com/news/us-world-news/daughters-without-moms-find-support-in-each-others-grief/ |
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department is asking for help from anyone who was at the Switch Pop-up Bar after midnight on Friday, Aug. 19 as they work to identify and locate the suspect of an assault.
According to VCU Police, a student reported that at around 1 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, the suspect heckled a group of people as he walked past them on West Broad Street. The victim, who was part of the group, told the suspect to leave them alone and the suspect struck the victim in the face repeatedly, knocking him out temporarily and injuring him severely.
Police believe the suspect was captured on security camera footage in front of the Switch Pup-up Bar before and after the incident. The suspect is believed to have been wearing a red baseball cap, black jacket, white shirt, light-colored pants and red or orange shoes. The security camera footage can be seen here.
Anyone who was at the bar on Aug. 19, recognizes the supsect or has information related to the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000. All calls made to Crime Stoppers are anonymous. | 2022-08-29T21:13:03+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/vcu-police-asking-for-help-identifying-assault-suspect/ |
Raffel also concerned about safety issues as a result of defects reported from use of Man Wah "knock-offs"
GERMANTOWN, Wis., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its historic $100 million-plus verdict in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Raffel Systems, LLC, a global producer of controls and comfort systems for motion furniture and a variety of other end markets, today called on Man Wah to cease the theft of the company's patented motion furniture cup-holders and any further infringements.
On June 17, 2022, a federal jury in Milwaukee found Man Wah liable for willful trade dress infringement, misappropriation of trade dress, false patent marking and willful patent infringement related to Raffel's integrated illuminated cup holder for motion furniture. Specifically, the jury awarded Raffel $97.5 million in punitive damages and $8.7 million in actual damages, totaling $106.2 million. The verdict is one of the largest ever in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Two outside attorneys for Raffel pointed out additional issues.
"We are concerned that defects reported by consumers of the cup holders that were found by the jury to infringe on Raffel's patents could represent safety risks," said Raffel's lead trial counsel John Scheller of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.
Meanwhile, Washington, D.C.-based attorney Lanny Davis of the law firm Davis Goldberg & Galper PLLC said, "Man Wah's conduct leading to the jury verdict could constitute unfair competition."
Recent coverage of the jury verdict can be found here and here.
"This case is about right and wrong," Raffel Executive Chairman Paul Stangl said. "As a small company guided by innovation, our intellectual property could not be more important. We will continue our fight to show Man Wah and all the world's biggest companies that intellectual property must be respected."
"There is evidence Man Wah is continuing its practice of turning a blind-eye to intellectual property, such as continuing to sell integrated cup holders that infringe Raffel patents while passing off the product as its own invention," Stangl continued.
About Raffel Systems
Since 1982, Raffel Systems has been the industry innovator in developing electronic controls and comfort solutions for multiple end markets. Headquartered in Germantown, Wisconsin, Raffel is a global manufacturer providing design, engineering, technical sales, and customer service throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Through its Chinese subsidiary, Raffel also has manufacturing, engineering and sales in mainland China.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Diego CA
859 PM PST Mon Jan 16 2023
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 65 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle.
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph expected.
* WHERE...Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San
Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM PST Tuesday.
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
Winds have fallen be Advisory levels.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding continues.
* WHERE...Salinas River near Spreckels.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Lowland agricultural areas will have minor
flooding.
At 23.0 feet, A few homes near the Salinas River along the reach of
the river gage will begin to flood. River Road near spreckels will
have minor flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM PST Monday the stage was 21.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to 21.8 feet
tomorrow evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.0 feet on 12/09/1966.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (9 pm PST)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu
Salinas River
Spreckels 23.0 21.2 Mon 8 pm PST 21.9 22.3 21.8
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'PRIDE Personified' Campaign Will Be Displayed On OOH Assets Nationwide In June
NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) proudly celebrates Pride month by highlighting 19 LGBTQIA+ individuals on out of home assets across the country. With PRIDE Personified, OUTFRONT showcases leaders from industries including Media, Politics, Television, Film, Marketing, Real Estate, Art, Health & Human Service, for their accomplishments in the face of adversity and those who personify the spirit of Pride both professionally and personally.
The campaign creative and concept was designed by the Co-Chair of the OUT at OUTFRONT Employee Resource Group (ERG) and an OUTFRONT STUDIOS member, Jake Parshall. The PRIDE Personified campaign applauds individuals for their impact in their communities and workplaces. To illustrate this, each LGBTQIA+ individual's photo and occupation is displayed, along with authentically queer, vibrant, and fun designs on the campaign creative.
"I really set out to do something that didn't feel 'corporate," said Jake Parshall, Co-Chair of the OUT at OUTFRONT ERG. "I wanted the designs to be super colorful, mirroring the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ Community and I pulled colors from not just the traditional rainbow flag but the progress flag, especially highlighting the trans community."
"I am honored to be part of OUTFRONT's 2022 PRIDE Personified campaign," said Marc Fenty, SVP OOH at Horizon Media & Co-Chair OOH United. "I have long believed in the power of OOH and it is important to use these impactful IRL canvases to celebrate the individuals of the LGBTQIA+ community. This campaign directly follows the launch of OOH United, an initiative committed to advancing a culture of inclusion throughout the OOH industry, as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is core to industry growth."
The 2022 honorees are listed below, please visit OUTFRONT.com/PridePersonified to read more about each leader and see the campaign in action:
- Marc Fenty, SVP, OOH at Horizon Media and Co-Chair of OOH United
- Amanda McAllister Wallner, Director at The California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network
- Cody Janczewski, Vice President, Managing Director – Media at Horizon Next
- Caty Burgess, SVP Marketing & Media Strategies at The CW
- Qween B Amor, Trans-queer Performance Artist
- Steve Birnbaum, EVP, Managing Director at Spark Foundry
- Monica C. Smith, Founder & CEO at Marketsmith Inc.
- Alberto Mendez, Prevention Programs Manager at Resource Center
- Mayor Pro Tempore Sepi Shyne, Mayor Pro Tempore, City of West Hollywood at City of West Hollywood
- Vivian Perez, Event & Travel Architect at Ladies Touch Events & Travel
- Danny Rose, Executive Producer at Danny Rose Media, Inc.
- Ross S. Currie, Vice President, Client Services at Conroy Media Ltd.
- Josh Miller, Co-Founder + CEO at IDEAS xLab
- Rebecca Washington, Owner /CEO Washington Academy of Barbering and Arts at Washington Academy of Barbering and Arts
- Heather Luce, Broker/Owner at KC LOCAL HOMES
- Mat George, Social Media Personality/Podcaster/Activist
- Bri Burrows, Head Brewer & Co-Owner at The Big Rip Brewing Co.
- Rev. Jacquie Fernandez, Senior Minister at Unity Church of Overland Park
- Damian Pelliccione, CEO / Co-Founder at Revry
OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.
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More than 20 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President Biden has shifted the way America fights the war on terror by launching fewer drone strikes, embracing an over-the-horizon approach to killing terrorists in Afghanistan and leveraging alliances.
Following last year’s pullout of U.S. forces from Afghanistan — ending a war that the 9/11 attacks tipped off — Biden has placed more emphasis on working with and through allies to target both new and long-standing foreign terrorist groups.
Meanwhile, Biden is also prioritizing keeping a light footprint abroad, including by using drones and special forces. This marks a major shift from the large numbers of American service members sent overseas to fight the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as to far-flung locations including Syria and Somalia.
But as the Biden administration pushes forward with its counterterrorism strategy, it will have to balance its efforts to combat foreign terrorists with addressing the threat of domestic extremism, experts say.
“I think this is the challenge that the Biden administration is juggling — I’d say generally [it] is doing well,” said Bruce Hoffman, a senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations.
“Certainly, I think [he’s] taking this range of threats quite seriously. But part of it I think is not being lulled into a sense of complacency that very resilient and determined long-standing adversaries like al Qaeda have disappeared, even ISIS have disappeared and no longer pose a threat,” he continued.
In keeping its footprint small in the Middle East, the U.S. maintains about 900 troops in Syria to counter ISIS in the country and has re-deployed troops to Somalia to counter al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab — a reversal of former President Trump’s decision to withdraw the 700 troops that were there.
The administration sought to prove that it could still fight terrorists from afar while maintaining that small footprint in early August, when it conducted an over-the-horizon drone strike — which didn’t involve troops directly on the ground — that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. But whether the over-the-horizon approach works is still up for debate.
“Al-Zawahiri was tracked to Kabul, but he was hiding in plain sight. I’m not sure that it’s proof of the over-the-horizon strategy working. That’s disrupting major terrorist plots and taking out the mid-level commanders, and the operations personnel,” Hoffman said.
Some terrorism experts see Biden shifting toward a broader, longer-term strategy to approaching counterterrorism that isn’t very reliant on boots on the ground, but rather one that focuses on zeroing in on how terrorist groups grow.
Audrey Kurth Cronin, a professor in the School of International Service at American University, said a big part of this is the Department of Defense’s recent efforts to mitigate civilian harm resulting from U.S. military activities. The Pentagon unveiled the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan on Aug. 25, which directs sweeping changes in military planning, training, doctrine and policy for future conflicts.
Not only would a plan like this protect local civilians — who are always impacted by terrorism — but it helps when dealing with terrorist groups that rely on mobilizing grassroots support.
“The only way that you can end groups that rely on mobilization — groups like al Qaeda and also ISIS — is to reduce the number of people that are likely to either actively or passively support them,” she said. “One way to do that … is to absolutely minimize the impact on civilians and to be very transparent with how you do that.”
Others see the move as a direct reaction to the political fallout of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, which included surging troops to the countries by the thousands with no clear ending in sight.
“My strong sense is that the lesson in every subsequent administration has been to try and keep military action off the front pages as absolutely as much as possible,” said Ret. Army Col. Gregory Daddis, a professor of U.S. military history at the San Diego State University who served in Iraq.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., the administration has looked to combat domestic terrorism, which the FBI defines as violent, criminal acts committed by people or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences.
The White House released a strategy in June 2021 to combat domestic terrorism, centered around federal agencies enhancing and improving how they share domestic terrorism-related information, preventing domestic terrorists from mobilizing Americans, disrupting their activities before they yield violence and addressing the long-term issues that contribute to domestic terrorism.
Cronin warned that domestic terrorism is difficult to address because efforts to do so can easily bleed into current domestic polarization by giving the appearance of making largely political choices.
“It’s a situation in the United States where our domestic laws are much more difficult to align with, compared to the laws that we use in order to fight international terrorism,” she said. “That’s for a good reason — we’re protecting domestic rights, we have a Constitution, [it’s] very tricky to define exactly what terrorism means domestically without becoming very political.”
Moving forward, experts say that Biden will have to be able to allocate resources wisely as he deals with multiple counterterrorism challenges — particularly as acute threats caused by Russia, China and the pandemic emerge.
“I think the American public and republics of many countries throughout the world, not just in the West, are tired of the War on Terror the same way they’re tired of the global pandemic, and they want to put both of them in the rearview mirror. I think the main challenge for the Biden administration is to be able to develop a flexible and adaptive security strategy that enables us to focus on the array of really unprecedented threats that a presidential administration faces now,” Hoffman said. | 2022-09-12T23:47:11+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/hill-politics/heres-how-biden-has-shifted-the-war-on-terror/ |
FREMONT, Calif., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Privacera, the unified data access governance leader founded by the creators of Apache Ranger™, today announced it was named among this year's class in the 2022 Digital Innovator Awards from Intellyx, an industry analyst firm that focuses on enterprise digital transformation and the disruptive vendors that support it.
The Digital Innovator Awards program is in its second year. Intellyx awards vendors that make it through the company's rigorous briefing selection process. Privacera was recognized for its innovations in security and management, specifically for its ability to establish need-to-know access controls.
"The explosion of data and continued digitization across all industries makes it an exciting time to be deeply involved in data access governance," said Privacera CEO Balaji Ganesan. "Privacera continues to assert itself as a coveted leader in the space and recognitions like this latest award from Intellyx are validation that we're making a difference. We set out to assist enterprises in ensuring responsible use of data, and have helped some of the world's largest companies along their data journeys."
The start of 2022 has been busy for Privacera, which recently released Privacera Platform 6.3 and PrivaceraCloud 4.3, which offer complete data governance automation and expanded support across the cloud partner ecosystem. Privacera has been growing rapidly and has tripled the size of its team since the start of 2021. The company was recently awarded "Data Management Innovation of the Year'' for PrivaceraCloud in the 2022 Data Breakthrough Awards and in 2021 was named by Wing Ventures as one of an elite set of companies that has "the most potential to tectonically shift how enterprises operate for the better."
"At Intellyx, we get dozens of PR pitches each day from a wide range of technology vendors," said Jason Bloomberg, President of Intellyx. "We will only set up briefings with the most disruptive and innovative firms of the lot. That's why it made sense for us to call out the companies that made the cut."
For more details on the Intellyx award and to see other winning vendors, visit the 2022 Intellyx Digital Innovator awards page.
About Privacera
Privacera's SaaS-based data security and governance platform enables analytics teams to access data without compromising compliance with regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, and HIPAA. Privacera provides a single pane of glass for securing sensitive data across multiple cloud services such as AWS, Azure, Databricks, GCP, Starburst and Snowflake. Privacera's platform is utilized by Fortune 500 customers across finance, insurance, life sciences, retail, media, consumer industries and federal agencies/government to automate sensitive data discovery and easily manage high-fidelity policy management at petabyte scale on-prem and in the cloud. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Privacera was founded in 2016 by the creators of Apache Ranger™.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Byron Leftwich is out as offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are shaking up their coaching staff after finishing with the only losing record Tom Brady has had in more than two decades as a NFL starter.
Leftwich, 43, was fired Thursday, three days after the Bucs were eliminated from the playoffs by the Dallas Cowboys and just two years removed from helping Brady win a record seventh Super Bowl in the quarterback’s first season with Tampa Bay.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles also announced Chris Boniol (specialists), Kevin Garver (wide receivers), Jeff Kastl (offensive quality control), Lori Locust (assistant defensive line) and Todd McNair (running backs) will not return next season.
In addition, quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen, senior offensive assistant Rick Christophel and outside linebackers coach Bob Sanders have decided to retire, the team said.
“We appreciate the hard work and contributions that all of these coaches made to our successes over the past four seasons,” Bowles said.
“As a collective group, we did not meet the high standards that had been set for this past year and my focus now is on doing what is needed to ensure a successful 2023 season,” Bowles added. “These were very difficult decisions, but something that I felt was necessary for our football team going forward.”
The Bucs went 8-9 during the regular season, but nevertheless held off the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons to repeat as NFC South champions. They became only the fourth team in league history to make the playoffs with a losing record in a non-strike season.
Brady’s contract expires this winter, and the 45-year-old quarterback hasn’t given any indication if he plans to retire, return to the Bucs for a fourth season, or possibly move on to another team.
It’s not known how the decision to fire Leftwich might impact Brady’s plans.
Bowles was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach when Bruce Arians announced his surprise retirement last March. He inherited the former coach’s entire staff, including Leftwich, who — like Bowles — joined Tampa Bay as assistants in 2019.
Jameis Winston threw for more than 5,000 yards in Leftwich’s first year as Bucs offensive coordinator, however the 2015 No. 1 overall pick also led the league in interceptions and was allowed to leave in free agency.
Enter Brady, who signed with Tampa Bay in 2020 after a historic 20-year run with the New England Patriots and has led the Bucs to three straight playoff berths, including back-to-back division titles for the first time in franchise history.
Arians entrusted Leftwich to work with the five-time Super Bowl MVP to meld components of Arians’ “no risk it, no biscuit” offense with elements of the system Brady ran with the Patriots.
The results were impressive until this season, when the Bucs had the league’s second-ranked passing attack at 269.8 yards, but finished 32nd in rushing (76.9) and 25th in scoring (18.4 points per game) after averaging more than 30 points the previous two years.
Brady led the league in passing yards (5,316) and touchdown passes (43) in 2021, when Tampa Bay set a team record for regular-season victories (13). He was third in passing yards this season with 4,694 but only had 25 TD passes as the offense struggled to sustain drives and get the ball into the end zone.
Meanwhile, Leftwich has gone from being interviewed for several head coaching vacancies a year ago to out of a job.
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this report.
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Chaplains made part of Ukraine's military as war drags on
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — To the haunting chants of a church choir in Kyiv’s 11th century Saint Sophia Cathedral, the first group of chaplains to join the Ukrainian military’s command structure graduated in a ceremony Saturday.
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Although chaplains have ministered to Ukraine's armed forces for years, they worked as embedded civilians rather than as officers. Now, they will sign contracts to serve in those armed forces, undergo a six-week training program and get inducted.
The first group of military chaplains to fall under this new system began training Feb. 20. In their new assignments, they won't use weapons but are expected to know general military concepts and tactical medicine, Ukrainian authorities said.
“We had intense psychological training, military training,” Gennadiy Rohmanenko, who was among the graduates who received the rank of junior lieutenant, said. "It means that we can put together church duty and military duty. The motto of chaplains is ‘Being there,’ God’s presence in the army. This is the mission of the chaplain.”
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Creating the Ukrainian Chaplaincy Service came in response to legislation passed at the end of 2021. With Ukraine entering its second year of war against Russia’s invasion, the need for chaplains to support its soldiers is greater than ever.
The 30 chaplains who went through the first training came from five religious organizations: the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, the Ukrainian Evangelical Church, the All-Ukrainian Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptist Churches and the interdenominational Council of Christian Churches and Religious Organizations.
Rohmanenko has worked as an army chaplain since 2014, initially as a volunteer and then as an embedded civilian, so he knows what the mission requires.
The job entails “guardianship and spiritual shepherding or spiritual consoling,” Rohmanenko said, noting the importance of showing a service member direction.
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“In the rear of the battle, military operations, a person sometimes loses his bearings,” he said. “Therefore, the most difficult thing for a soldier in battle is to remain human. So chaplains need to do everything to save a soldier’s soul after their combat duties.”
Another freshly minted junior lieutenant, Yevren Flysta of the 105th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces, said soldiers are, first and foremost, “a spiritual person, and he must have strength, he must have support.”
Destructive forces, Flysta said, “affect (a soldier’s) internal self-esteem, self-perception. Therefore, our task is to preserve a person as a person, a person of spiritual strength.” | 2023-04-01T14:15:59+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/chaplains-made-part-of-ukraine-s-military-as-war-17872994.php |
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services in India on Saturday, calling it a “step towards the new era.”
The launch in select cities will cover the entire country over the next couple of years, a government statement said.
Modi launched the much-awaited services that aim to provide seamless coverage, high data rate, less delay in internet connectivity and highly reliable communications in presence of India’s telecom leaders in New Delhi.
“This event will be etched in history,” Modi said at the launch. He said it was a “step towards the new era in the country” and “the beginning of infinite opportunities.”
Bharti Airtel is rolling out its 5G services in eight cities on Saturday and has set March 2024 as the deadline for countrywide coverage for as many as 5,000 towns.
Reliance Jio telecom company plans to start from four metropolitan areas in October and hopes to reach most cities and towns in 18 months.
The government said that the cumulative economic impact of 5G on India is expected to reach $450 billion by 2035.
Research agency OMDIA projects that with 369 million 5G subscriptions — over half the total global 5G subscriptions currently — India will be just behind China and the U.S. in world rankings by 2026. India would have ousted Japan from the third spot with 147 million customers, according to Business Standard newspaper. | 2022-10-01T09:46:44+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/India-launches-5G-services-Modi-calls-it-step-in-17479789.php |
ATLANTA, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees (the "Board") of each of Invesco High Income Trust II and Invesco Senior Income Trust (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") today declared the following dividends:
The Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Invesco Senior Income Trust (NYSE: VVR) (the "Fund") approved an increase in the monthly distribution amount payable to common shareholders pursuant to the Fund's Managed Distribution Plan (the "Plan"). Effective April 1, 2022, the Fund will pay its monthly dividend to common shareholders at a stated fixed monthly distribution amount of $0.026 per share, an increase from a stated fixed monthly distribution amount of $0.021 per share.
Effective August 1, 2018, the Board of Invesco High Income Trust II (NYSE: VLT) approved a Managed Distribution Plan (the "VLT Plan") for the Fund, whereby the Fund increased its monthly dividend to common shareholders to a stated fixed monthly distribution amount based on a distribution rate of 8.5 percent of the closing market price per share as of August 1, 2018, the date the VLT Plan became effective. The VVR Plan and the VLT Plan are collectively referred to herein as the "Plans."
The Plans are intended to provide shareholders with a consistent, but not guaranteed, periodic cash payment from each Fund, regardless of when or whether income is earned, or capital gains are realized. The Plans may have the effect of narrowing the discount between each Fund's market price and the net asset value ("NAV") of each Fund's common shares, but there is no assurance that the Plans will be effective in this regard.
1 A portion of this distribution is estimated to be from a return of principal rather than net income. The 19(a) Notice referenced below provides more information and can be found on the Invesco website at www.invesco.com
If a Fund's investment income is not sufficient to cover the Fund's intended monthly distribution, the Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital in order to maintain its managed distribution level under its Plan. A Fund may at times distribute more than its income and net realized gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that shareholders invested in a Fund is paid back to them. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect a Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income." No conclusions should be drawn about a Fund's investment performance from the amount of the Fund's distributions or from the terms of its Plan.
In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and an exemptive order granted to the Funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission, each Fund will provide its shareholders of record on each distribution date with a 19(a) Notice and issue an accompanying press release disclosing the sources of its dividend payment when a distribution includes anything other than net investment income.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in 19(a) Notices are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Information on the Funds' 19(a) Notices can be found at www.invesco.com.
The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
The Plans will be subject to periodic review by each Fund's Board, and a Fund's Board may terminate or amend the terms of its Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund's shareholders. The amendment or termination of a Fund's Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of such Fund's common shares.
The amount of dividends paid by the Funds may vary from time to time. Past amounts of dividends are no guarantee of future dividend payment amounts.
Investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money on any investment in the Trust.
For additional information, shareholders of the closed end fund may call Invesco at 800-983-0903.
About Invesco Ltd.
Invesco Ltd. is a global independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. Our distinctive investment teams deliver a comprehensive range of active, passive, and alternative investment capabilities. With offices in more than 20 countries, Invesco managed $1.4 trillion in assets on behalf of clients worldwide as of June 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.invesco.com.
Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd. It is an indirect, wholly owned, subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.
Note: There is no assurance that a closed-end fund will achieve its investment objective. Shares are bought on the secondary market and may trade at a discount or premium to NAV. Regular brokerage commissions apply.
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Pine Knob welcomes new marquee, full concert season as it turns 50 and reclaims old name
A quiet spring Friday in Clarkston was the prelude to a loud summer ahead.
Officials with 313 Presents staged a media event to herald the return of Pine Knob Music Theatre, a milestone anniversary and the arrival of the first full concert season since 2019.
A new marquee bearing the old Pine Knob name greeted guests heading onto Bob Seger Drive off Sashabaw Road, as the historic amphitheater returned to its original moniker after two decades as DTE Energy Music Theatre.
When the season kicks off next Friday with New York AJR — the first of nearly 50 shows — fans will find a venue teeming with signage sporting the Pine Knob logo and commemorations of the amphitheater’s 50th anniversary.
“How fun it is to say ‘Welcome back to Pine Knob Music Theatre,’ ” said 313 Presents President Howard Handler.
Handler recounted the venue’s storied history, dating to a June 19, 1972, afternoon concert from teen idol David Cassidy, when Pine Knob became the first major U.S. amphitheater devoted to popular music. For artists, it became “a must-play fixture” on touring itineraries, Handler said. For Michigan music fans, it became a “highly acclaimed rite of summer.”
Also new this year are rebranded entrances and parking lots touting Pine Knob’s new Michigan-based sponsor partners — United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), Trinity Health and Ally. Executives from the three companies were on hand Friday to mark the new multiyear deals.
“It was a no-brainer for us to be involved, said Sarah DeCiantis, chief marketing officer with UWM, who like others Friday talked of her own lifelong memories of summer nights at the amphitheater.
“To be part of restoring Pine Knob to its rightful glory is surreal,” she said.
The anniversary year will be celebrated with summerlong features and festivities, including a west-entrance photo display featuring 135 Pine Knob concert images shot by 17 photographers, several of whom were on-site Friday. The photos — all previously unpublished or rarely seen — run from Cassidy’s inaugural ’72 show up through 2019, including Pine Knob staples such as Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffett, Rod Stewart and James Taylor.
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The photos are also available for viewing on a just-launched Pine Knob 50 website (313Presents.com/PineKnob50), where Pine Knob merchandise, including vintage-style apparel, is now available. Fans are encouraged to share their own photos and venue stories on social media with the hashtag #PineKnob50.
Fans at next week’s AJR show will get stickers with the new Pine Knob graphic, an updated twist on the classic logo and its vintage '70s font. On June 19 — the 50th anniversary date — Hoedown festival attendees will all receive a commemorative poster.
This year’s full concert season follows an abbreviated schedule of two dozen shows last summer as the touring industry rebooted following a pandemic shutdown.
The return of the Pine Knob name was announced in January as DTE ended a naming-rights deal it had begun in 2001. The news caught fire across the region and even nationwide.
“Artists, fans, everyone realized we really tapped into something special,” Handler said.
Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com. | 2022-05-20T22:51:16+00:00 | freep.com | https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/05/20/pine-knob-new-marquee-50th-anniversary/9853188002/ |
On the heels of his historic indictment at the Manhattan criminal court, former President Donald Trump's legal woes will soon begin another chapter with a civil trial set to kick off later this month.
This month's trial concerns the allegations made in 2019 by the advice columnist and author E. Jean Carroll, who says Trump sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s.
In 2019, then again in 2022, Carroll filed a pair of civil lawsuits over the incident, accusing Trump of defamation and battery, seeking unspecified damages.
The first of two trials is set to begin on April 25. Another trial that was also originally scheduled for April has been indefinitely postponed.
Here's what to know about the upcoming trial:
What does Carroll allege?
The cases both center on the same incident, which allegedly took place at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan sometime in 1995 or 1996. At the time, Carroll was a recognizable magazine columnist and TV talk show personality.
According to Carroll's complaint, the two had a chance run-in at the store, where Trump was shopping for a gift for "a girl." He asked for her advice, and the two shopped together before he pushed her into a dressing room and raped her, she alleges.
After the incident, Carroll says she told two friends but ultimately did not go to the police. (Both women have since corroborated her account.)
For 20 years, she set the story aside, she says, worried that her reputation and career could be harmed by making the allegation public while consequences for Trump would be minimal.
But her view changed in 2016 and 2017, she says, as Trump was elected president and accusations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein broke into the public view.
"The walls that she had erected in her mind — the fear that Trump would emerge unscathed, the wariness of allowing him and his allies to come after her, the doubt that speaking up would actually matter, and the nagging anxiety that she was somehow to blame for being raped — began to crumble," her lawsuit says.
Ultimately, her accusation was published in 2019 by New York Magazine as an excerpt of her memoir What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal. The book was published shortly after.
That summer, Trump denied the allegations and suggested that Carroll invented the story to sell more copies of her book.
"No pictures? No surveillance? No video? No reports? No sales attendants around?? I would like to thank Bergdorf Goodman for confirming they have no video footage of any such incident, because it never happened," he said in a statement after the excerpt was published.
And he's consistently repeated his denials in the years since. "I don't know this woman, have no idea who she is," he wrote in a statement posted to Truth Social last October. "And, while I am not supposed to say it, I will. This woman is not my type!"
Why are there two trials?
Simply put, there are two trials because there were two lawsuits that made separate claims.
Carroll first sued Trump in 2019 for defamation over his claims that year that he had never met her and that she had invented the story in order to increase sales of her book. (The trial for that case, which is referred to as "Carroll I" in court documents, has been postponed indefinitely.)
Then, lawmakers in New York opened a temporary one-year window to allow victims of past sexual assaults to bring their old claims to court. Carroll then filed a second lawsuit, which makes a new defamation claim over his statements in 2022 and adds a battery claim for the alleged assault itself. This case, called "Carroll II," is the subject of the trial that begins this month.
In March, the parties — both Carroll and Trump — filed a motion requesting that the two cases be consolidated into a single trial. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan denied that motion, meaning the cases are still separate.
Will the trial take place as scheduled in April?
It appears so. The court is currently in the process of preparing for jury selection. Lawyers on both sides have submitted proposals for jury questionnaires or jury instructions.
Potential jurors could face questions about their feelings about Trump, whether they have followed news of his criminal indictment, thoughts about his social media presence and whether the #MeToo movement has "impacted" their lives.
If proceedings go ahead for April 25 as scheduled, then jury selection would begin that day. The case is taking place in federal court at the Southern District of New York, meaning potential jurors are drawn from Manhattan, the Bronx, and a handful of suburban counties north of the city.
The jury, once selected, will be anonymous, Kaplan ordered last month. The court cannot "ignore the significant risk that jurors selected to serve in this case will be affected by concern that they could be targeted for unwanted media attention, outside pressure, and retaliation and harassment from persons unhappy with any verdict that might be returned," Kaplan wrote.
Why has the other trial been postponed?
The other case — the one involving Trump's 2019 statements — has been hung up on an important legal question: Was Trump acting in his capacity as president when he made those denials?
That's important because government employees are generally protected from defamation claims. The U.S. Department of Justice has waded in on the side of the former president, arguing that it should replace Trump as the defendant in that case, which would effectively end the lawsuit.
If the court finds Trump was indeed acting in his role as president, then Carroll's first lawsuit would effectively end. The question is now in the hands of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which held arguments in January. It's not clear yet when a ruling will come.
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Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy-led updates to community guidance seek to assist trial sponsors in the clinical development of safe and effective therapies for the treatment of Duchenne, Becker, and related dystrophinopathies over the entire spectrum of the disease.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced the submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a significantly revised version of the community draft guidance on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy, and related dystrophinopathies. The initial community draft guidance was submitted by a consortium of stakeholders under the coordination of PPMD in July 2014. This revision is provided to reflect scientific progress, patient-focused drug development studies, published clinical trials, and related relevant information compiled over the 8 years subsequent to the last submission, and is now provided for consideration by the FDA.
"PPMD thanks the FDA for their receptive response to our original 2014 submission, in which the Duchenne and Becker community collaborated to develop and submit to the FDA the first-ever patient advocacy-initiated Duchenne Guidance for developing therapies. This effort was intended to help accelerate drug development. In 2018, the FDA followed by issuing its own Duchenne Guidance, as the drug development pipeline continued to expand," said PPMD's Founding President & CEO, Pat Furlong. "Since the original submission, a lot has changed. Our community has experienced regulatory successes with five drug approvals, as well as difficult disappointments with several study terminations. As the field has evolved, so has our understanding and learnings about what to do differently. For this reason, PPMD initiated an update to the 2014 Guidance, so that new knowledge and experience from clinical studies can be applied moving forward. We have also requested that the FDA officially open a new docket for this revised community guidance initiative to allow for broad public attention and commentary."
This current submission builds upon the previously submitted community guidance, again using some of FDA's guidance format practices, which was assembled by working groups including recognized clinical trial investigators, disease experts, patients, caregivers, industry scientists, and other interested stakeholders. The community guidance update process has taken over a year to compile, assess, and integrate extensive new material to capture contemporaneous scientific, clinical, and care developments to inform the revision content.
The new version includes updates to sections of the 2014 document as well as additional original sections covering cardiac, gene therapy, and informed consent sections for the FDA's consideration. The updates also build upon various ongoing exchanges with regulators and other experts over the past 8 years.
"Our intent is unchanged from the 2014 community guidance endeavor; that is to lay out a structure for companies developing therapies, so that they may clearly understand the disease, what is important to patients, and what is required by regulatory agencies to determine the safety and effectiveness of a therapy, as well as the patient-focused views of benefit expectations and risk tolerance of our community," said Ryan Fischer, PPMD's Chief Advocacy Officer. "We've made a great deal of progress since the first guidance and recognized the need to revisit the landmark document to ensure it reflects both scientific and procedural progress, including the new sections covering advancements in cardiology and gene therapy. This is expected to help drive innovation in Duchenne, Becker, and related dystrophinopathies as well as carve a path toward our ultimate goal of accessible therapies for all patients."
The process of updating the Community Guidance has involved over 100 stakeholders including patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, drug companies, genetic counselors, and regulatory experts. This unprecedented effort brought together the leading experts in Duchenne serving on working groups in the following areas:
- Benefit-Risk Preferences and Patient Experience
- Biomarkers
- Diagnosis
- Cardiac
- Gene Therapy
- Natural History, Trial Design, Outcome Measures
Two advisory boards were also involved in the update overseeing the process and commenting on each section of the Guidance; A Pharmaceutical Advisory Board comprised of 21 companies currently developing therapies for Duchenne and Becker, and a Community Advisory Board that included 20 Duchenne partner organizations.
Duchenne is a genetic disorder that slowly robs people of their muscle strength. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) fights every single battle necessary to end Duchenne.
We demand optimal care standards and ensure every family has access to expert healthcare providers, cutting edge treatments, and a community of support. We invest deeply in treatments for this generation of Duchenne patients and in research that will benefit future generations. Our advocacy efforts have secured hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and won five FDA approvals.
Everything we do—and everything we have done since our founding in 1994—helps those with Duchenne live longer, stronger lives. We will not rest until we end Duchenne for every single person affected by the disease. Join our fight against Duchenne at EndDuchenne.org. Follow PPMD on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
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Fortune International Realty, the family-owned brokerage firm that was among the first to establish a connection between Latin America and Miami's luxury market signs on as Christie's International Real Estate's newest affiliate
CHICAGO and MIAMI, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Backed by new ownership and offering a comprehensive technology solution and an enhanced connection to the world-renowned Christie's auction house, Christie's International Real Estate has returned to Miami, signing one of South Florida's largest independently-owned brokerage firms, Fortune International Realty, as its newest affiliate.
Since its acquisition last December by Chicago-based brokerage and technology firm, @properties, Christie's International Real Estate has been updating and expanding its global luxury brand – integrating @properties' proprietary pl@tform™ technology; launching new luxury marketing programs; and introducing a full curriculum of agent coaching and training resources.
Christie's International Real Estate has also been in growth mode, signing market-leading affiliates in Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, the San Francisco Bay Area, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and most recently, Southwest Florida. Internationally, the network has brought on new affiliates in Italy, Malta, Japan, and Estonia. The company is promising more announcements by the end of the year.
Fortune International Realty was founded in 1983 by the Defortuna family and is still led by president and CEO Edgardo Defortuna. The company was among the first to establish a direct line between Latin American buyers and Miami's luxury property market. Today, Fortune has over 600 agents in 11 Miami offices and will open an office in Fort Lauderdale later this year. The deal with Christie's International Real Estate makes Fortune the brand's exclusive affiliate for Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The firm will now be known as Fortune Christie's International Real Estate.
"Over the years, we have been approached by every major real estate brand you can think of, but none has ever demonstrated the ability to add value for our business the way that today's Christie's International Real Estate does. The technology, luxury branding, and international visibility will give our team an incredible edge as we look to grow and deliver an even higher level of service for our agents and luxury clients in South Florida," Defortuna said.
Defortuna also praised new ownership, noting that Christie's International Real Estate is now led by executives who have sold real estate, supported agents and built a brokerage firm from the ground up. According to RealTrends, @properties is the 9th largest residential brokerage firm in the U.S., based on 2021 closed sales volume of $23.9 billion. @properties' co-founders, Thad Wong and Mike Golden, are also co-CEOs of Christie's International Real Estate.
In acquiring the business, one of the priorities for Wong and Golden was strengthening the connection between Christie's International Real Estate and Christie's auction house. Christie's CEO, Guillaume Cerutti, predicts that Miami will play a key role in that initiative.
"Miami has been a focus of Christie's art and luxury business for decades. Now, we are excited to have the brand associated with the luxury property market through Fortune Christie's International Real Estate," Cerutti said. "Miami has that rare combination of some of the world's best art, fashion, and real estate – offering the ideal location and creative energy to produce what we know will be exciting collaborations and opportunities."
"Christie's International Real Estate is built to support the independent luxury brokerage, and Fortune is an outstanding example of a thriving independent, with a culture and vision that has helped them become one of Miami's most trusted real estate agencies," added Chris Lim, president of Christie's International Real Estate. "No one knows Miami better than Edgardo and his team, and we are thrilled to welcome them as our Miami affiliate."
Miami's real estate market remains strong according to June data from Miami REALTORS. While unit sales saw a year-over-year decline from their pandemic peak, the median sales price was up 15.8% for single-family homes and 20.6% for condos. Homes sold for full list price on average, and the market had less than 3 Months' Supply of Inventory.
Founded in 1983 by one of Miami's most revered real estate visionaries Edgardo Defortuna, Fortune Christie's International Real Estate began as a single office in Brickell to accommodate the sales and property management of the very first Fortune development, Jade Brickell. The family-owned and operated brokerage experienced remarkable growth in the years thereafter, amassing 20 local and international locations since the company's inception. Fortune Christie's International Real Estate delivers a sophisticated and comprehensive collection of sales, leasing, new development marketing, property management and private lending services. Fortified by a powerful global network, its portfolio attracts a distinguished roster of clientele seeking real estate opportunities and investment sales throughout Miami, South Florida, Europe and Latin America. For more information, visit fir.com.
Christie's International Real Estate has successfully marketed high-value real estate around the world for more than 30 years. Through its invitation-only Affiliate network spanning nearly 50 countries and territories, Christie's International Real Estate offers incomparable services to a global clientele at the luxury end of the residential property market. For more information, please visit christiesrealestate.com.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady holds Joe Burrow in high regard.
“He’s a great young player. He’s got a great arm, runs well, very athletic. I’m really impressed by him overcoming the adversities that he has,” said the seven-time Super Bowl champion, who faces the top pick in the 2020 draft for the first time Sunday, when the sputtering Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the red-hot Cincinnati Bengals.
“There were high expectations for him coming out and he’s lived up to it. So a lot of credit to him, and their team’s done a great job,” Brady added. “They were in the Super Bowl last year, they’re playing really well this year. Good defense, good offense, good special teams group. Well-coached. It’s going to be a tough game.”
Especially the way the underachieving Bucs (6-7) have been playing lately.
While Brady leads the league in completions and is fourth in passing yards behind Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and Burrow, a talented Tampa Bay offense continues to struggle getting into the end zone.
After averaging over 30 points per game the past two seasons, the Bucs are down to 17.2 — 28th in the NFL — after losing 35-7 at San Francisco last week.
The Bengals (9-4) have won five straight, seven of eight overall, to match the Baltimore Ravens for the best record in the AFC North.
While there may be no quick fix for Tampa Bay’s scoring woes, the Bucs can take solace in knowing a playoff berth is still within reach.
Despite having a losing record, they’re in first place in the weak NFC South, one game ahead of the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons with four games left.
“I think the one thing about football is you get what you deserve. You’ve got to go earn it,” Brady said of the Bucs still having all of their goals in front of them.
“The Rams were the Super Bowl champions last year. This year they’re not having the kind of year they want," the 45-year-old quarterback added, noting there are a lot of things — penalties, lack of offensive execution and other factors — that can bring a team back to the pack.
“It’s a challenge, and you just try to figure out the challenge," Brady said. "It’s a long race. It’s not over in Week 13. That’s why you play all 17. ... We’ll see where we’re measured at the end of the year. But there’s no ... quit, there’s no lack of fight. ... We’re trying hard to make the right improvements.”
Meanwhile, Burrow and the Bengals have rebounded from a slow start to play like a team capable of making another deep playoff run.
The third-year quarterback is looking forward to facing Brady’s Bucs, though he’s not especially fond of people trying to draw comparisons between him and the seven-time Super Bowl winner at this stage of his career.
“I don’t really pay attention to it. He’s Tom and I’m Joe," said Burrow, who also doesn’t want to make too much of the first-ever meeting between the quarterbacks.
“It’s our 14th game of the season,” the Bengals star said. “You know, obviously, the greatest quarterback ever is on the other side, but we got a job to do, too, and our job is to go and win, get to 10-4 and move on.”
WOUNDED SECONDARY
The Bucs played with three injured starters in the secondary during last Sunday’s 28-point road loss to the 49ers.
Cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting and safeties Antoine Winfield Jr. and Mike Edwards all practiced this week, though it's uncertain whether they'll play against the Bengals.
Regardless of who winds up playing, though, Bucs coach Todd Bowles stressed his defense will be tested by Burrow.
“He’s great, he’s poised in the pocket, he throws a great ball all over the field, he can throw at any angle, he can make any throw, he has some great receivers to throw to, he has a good understanding of the offense and the game, he can take advantage of what you’re trying to give him, he can run the ball when he has to run the ball, he can throw people open, he can use his feet,” said Bowles, who wasn’t finished.
“He has a knack for the game,” the coach added. “Certain guys when they come out of college that young have a knack for the game already. He has it.”
GOTTA BE BETTER
Bucs LT Donovan Smith has drawn holding penalties that have wiped out touchdown receptions each of the past two games. The eighth-year pro has been flagged a career-high six times for holding this season, a trend Bowles said needs to stop.
“You can’t keep doing the same thing over and over again. It’s costing us,” the coach said, adding he has no plans to bench Smith.
“We’ve considered everything and Donovan, right now, is our best option,” Bowles said.
CAPPA HOMECOMING
Bengals RG Alex Cappa was part of the offensive line that protected Brady the past two seasons in Tampa Bay. He signed with Cincinnati last winter and is looking forward to facing his old team for the first time.
“It'll be fun,” Cappa said.
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Which is the best bagel slicer?
Whether you like them with butter, cream cheese, peanut butter or jam, it’s hard to argue that bagels make a tasty breakfast. Cutting them safely isn’t always easy, though, which is why it helps to have a bagel slicer in your kitchen.
Bagel slicers allow you to cut open a bagel without worrying about injuring your hand. Many have an integrated blade that keeps your fingers far away from the edge, while others are designed to let you move the knife through the slicer with your fingers safely on top. If you’re looking for a versatile slicer that’s easy to clean, the Hoan Original Bagel Guillotine is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a bagel slicer
Design
Bagel slicers are available in two main designs: a guillotine-style and a base with a separate knife.
- Guillotine-style slicers consist of a base with a slot and an integrated blade that you push down to slice your bagel. This is the most popular design and usually requires the least amount of effort. It keeps your fingers far away from the blade, too.
- Separate base and knife slicers consist of a freestanding base with a slot to hold the bagel. There is a smaller channel for the blade within the bagel slot that you place the knife in to slice the bagel safely.
Safety features
A bagel slicer is designed to prevent your hand from being cut when you slice your bagel. Still, some models offer more safety features than others.
The safest slicers keep your fingers as far away from the blade as possible, so guillotine-style models typically earn the highest safety marks. Some slicers also have shields or guards around the blade to provide additional protection. These help to ensure you only cut the bagel and not your hand. You can also purchase cut-resistant gloves as an additional safety measure.
Materials
Most slicers have stainless steel blades, which are durable and easily slice through the rough texture of a bagel. The base or exterior body is often made of wood, stainless steel or plastic.
Stainless steel slicer bases offer the most durability, but those with plastic bases are lightweight and travel-friendly. Wooden bases are also durable, but they can be difficult to keep clean.
What to look for in a quality bagel slicer
Blade edge
Slicer blades can have a straight or serrated edge. Serrated edges work best for bagels because they smoothly cut through the rough texture. A serrated blade also slices well through muffins and crusty bread.
Slot size
Some bagels are thicker than others, so you want to choose a slicer with a slot wide enough to accommodate the bagels you usually cut. If the space is too narrow, you may not be able to use the slicer for other baked goods, such as muffins or bread loaves.
You can also find some slicers with a slot divider that lets you adjust the slicing thickness, so you can make your slices thinner if necessary.
Rubber feet
When slicing a bagel, you want the slicer to stay in place to ensure you get an even cut. Some models have rubber feet or pads on the bottom that provide traction on your countertop or table to keep the slicer in place. For the safest operation, opt for a slicer with a rubberized base.
Ease of cleaning
You should wash your slicer after each use, so it helps to choose one you can clean easily. Some slicers are dishwasher-safe, allowing for quick, easy cleaning. Other models require hand-washing, which takes more time and puts you at risk for cuts when you wash the blade.
How much you can expect to spend on a bagel slicer
Bagel slicers usually cost $9-$35. Models with a separate base and knife are the most affordable, typically costing $9-$15. Guillotine-style slicers generally cost $16-$35, though you’ll pay more for models with extra safety features, such as blade guards.
Bagel slicer FAQ
Can I use a bagel slicer for bread and other baked goods?
A. It depends on the slicer and the baked goods you’re slicing. Many slicers have a slot with a fixed width, so you can only cut items that fit within that space. Other models are adjustable, allowing you to slice a bagel in half or cut a loaf of bread into thin slices for sandwiches.
What type of slicer is best for those with hand mobility issues?
A. A guillotine-style slicer is your best bet if you have a weak or injured hand. It requires less hand strength because gravity helps provide enough force for the blade to slice through your bagel easily.
What’s the best bagel slicer to buy?
Top bagel slicer
Hoan The Original Bagel Slicer
What you need to know: This slicer is made by a well-respected brand and offers additional safety features that help to keep you injury-free.
What you’ll love: It slices bagels and other baked goods. It has a sharp, easy-to-clean carbon steel blade and a two-way safety shield to keep your fingers away from the edge. It’s available in several color options.
What you should consider: The slicer may not be large enough for thicker bagels.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bagel slicer for the money
Urban Trend Easy to Use Bagel Slicer
What you need to know: This slicer has a simple design, but it effectively slices bagels and doesn’t require much storage space.
What you’ll love: It’s made of durable, high-quality plastic and has a strong, sharp stainless-steel blade. It can cut bagels, muffins, rolls, buns and loaves of bread. Its design keeps your fingers and hands away from the blade.
What you should consider: The edge is extremely sharp, making it tricky to use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This user-friendly guillotine-style slicer smoothly and safely cuts through bagels and other baked goods.
What you’ll love: Its thick handle provides greater stability for the slicer. It has a serrated blade to slice easily through bagels and other rough-textured baked goods. The blade features a cover for added safety.
What you should consider: It’s not as easy to clean as other slicers and may have trouble getting through thicker bagels.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LONDON (AP) — King Charles III's first state visit as monarch was scaled back Friday, dashing hopes for a triumphal tour to win hearts and minds abroad just as his mother did so successfully during her 70 years on the throne.
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The visit by Charles and his wife, Camilla, to France was postponed amid mass protests in the country over President Emmanuel Macron's plans to reform the pension system. The German leg of the trip will take place as planned.
Charles' initial plan to visit France and Germany, the two biggest countries in the European Union, was meant to rebuild ties with Britain’s closest neighbors after six years of squabbling over Brexit. But French domestic troubles put paid to that.
“The king and queen consort’s State Visit to France has been postponed," the British prime minister's Downing Street office said in a statement. “This decision was taken with the consent of all parties, after the president of France asked the British government to postpone the visit.”
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Buckingham Palace said another date would be found.
“Their Majesties greatly look forward to the opportunity to visit France as soon as dates can be found,'' the palace said in a statement.
French labor unions have called for a day of nationwide protests and strikes on Tuesday in protest at Macron's proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. That is the day when the king had been due to travel to the western city of Bordeaux, with much security and ceremony, and the protests would have complicated his travel.
Charles and Camilla will now start their first state visit on Wednesday in Germany, where they will be welcomed with military honors by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate.
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On Thursday, the British king is set to give a speech to the Bundestag, meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and talk to Ukrainian refugees and military.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHBSPH) and The Luv u Project announced today the inaugural winners of the Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health in the Workplace (Mattingly Workplace Award). Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Metro Nashville Public Schools and the University of Virginia were recognized with the 2022 Mattingly Workplace Award for their comprehensive efforts to advance workforce mental health and psychological wellbeing.
In addition to providing high-quality mental health benefits and resources, the Award recipients implemented an array of best and promising practices that span organizational culture, workplace policies, the work environment, leadership support, documented outcomes, and innovative approaches.
"We know that workplace mental health efforts are most effective when they follow evidence-based practices and are embedded within a culture of health and wellbeing. We established the Mattingly Award to recognize and celebrate exemplary organizations that recognize the importance of their human capital," said Ron Goetzel, PhD, Senior Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who oversees the Award program.
The 2022 Carolyn C. Mattingly Mental Health in the Workplace Award winners were:
Akin Gump's holistic Be Well program includes onsite mental health advisors, an enhanced Employee Assistance Program available to all employees and family members, and a variety of education and training resources focused on mental health and wellbeing. The program has realized a 144 percent increase in total engagement since 2019.
Metro Nashville Public Schools has bolstered its multifaceted approach to employee wellbeing, which includes in-person, telephonic, virtual, and app-based resources, by removing barriers to care so that all employees and family members can access mental health benefits with no co-pays. In a 2022 employee survey, nearly 9 in 10 participants agreed that the available mental health benefits were helpful to them and their families.
The University of Virginia's Hoos Well program promotes positive mental health with both individual- and organizational efforts that include policies to support flexible work schedules, expanded access to mental health treatments, and a variety of self-care resources. Participants in a mental skills training initiative experienced a 16 percent decrease in burnout, a 15 percent increase in wellbeing, and a 7 percent increase in feeling part of a community at work.
In addition to the 2022 Award winners, Associated Bank, Franklin County Cooperative and General Electric received Honorable Mention recognition. The Awards will be presented at The Luv u Project's annual event entitled "An Evening of Luv" on Wednesday, November 16th, 2022, at the Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, MD.
"We are proud to recognize these extraordinary employers who are actively elevating both the standards and reality of better workplace mental health. Congratulations to each of them and many thanks to our dedicated Award Advisory Committee for the staeadfast commitment to building this vital initiative," said C. Richard Mattingly, The Luv Project Founder and President.
The Carolyn C. Mattingly Award was established by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Luv u Project in 2022. The Award is housed at the NIOSH-funded Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health® Center in Mental Health. The Award recognizes and celebrates exemplary organizations that advance the mental health and wellbeing of their workers, thus serving as role models for other employers.
More information about the Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health in the Workplace is available here.
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The U.S. State Department on Tuesday condemned the arrest of a former employee of a U.S. consulate in Russia, the latest example of the country’s crackdown against its own citizens and foreigners.
Russia’s Tass news agency said Robert Shonov was detained in the Russian city of Vladivostok on suspicion of “cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state, international or foreign organization.” Tass didn’t say when the detention occurred or provide any details of the allegation.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Shonov is a Russian national worked at the now-closed U.S. consulate in Vladivostok for more than 25 years. He said that after a Russian government order in April 2021 required dismissing all local employees from U.S. diplomatic outposts in Russia, Shonov worked at a company the U.S. contracted with to support its embassy in Moscow.
“Mr. Shonov’s only role at the time of his arrest was to compile media summaries of press items from publicly available Russian media sources,” Miller said. “His being targeted under the ‘confidential cooperation’ statute highlights the Russian Federation’s blatant use of increasingly repressive laws against its own citizens.”
Miller added, “The United States strongly condemns the reported arrest of Robert Shonov” and said the allegations against him “are wholly without merit.”
Tass said a Moscow court on Thursday would consider extending Shonov’s arrest for three months. The news agency said he was being held in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison on charges that carry a potential sentence of up to eight years in prison.
Also held in Lefortovo is Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Gershkovich has been in custody since his March 29 arrest by Russia’s security service on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government have denied.
Gershkovich’s arrest rattled journalists in Russia and drew outrage in the West. The United States has declared Gershkovich to be “wrongfully detained” and demanded his immediate release.
Since invading Ukraine in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has widened the scope of a years-old crackdown on criticism of government policies, other forms of dissent and actions that his government finds objectionable. Hundreds, if not thousands, of Russians have been fined, jailed or fled the country because of the crackdown. | 2023-05-17T04:16:18+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/us-condemns-arrest-of-former-us-consulate-employee-in-russia/ |
Real Madrid have signed Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer.
The Germany international, 29, has agreed a four-year contract at the Bernabeu, and will join when his deal at the Premier League club expires on June 30.
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A Chelsea statement said: "Chelsea thanks Toni for his contribution to our success over the last five years and wishes him well in his future career."
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Rudiger, who will be presented as a Madrid player on July 20, spent five seasons at Chelsea -- winning the FA Cup in 2018, the Europa League in 2019 and the Champions League in 2021 -- but rejected the club's offer of a contract extension.
Madrid were impressed by the centre-back's performances in their Champions League quarterfinal tie in April, when Rudiger scored in a 3-2 second leg win at the Bernabeu which saw Chelsea eliminated 5-4 on aggregate.
The LaLiga club had been contacted by the defender's representatives earlier in the season, but ruled out a move at that point due to the likely costs involved.
Their position changed after the Champions League second leg, and a deal was concluded swiftly, with Rudiger's desire to play for Madrid and a drop in his wage demands viewed as key.
Rudiger's signing is the second time in successive seasons that Madrid have taken advantage of the availability of a top-level defender on a free transfer, after signing David Alaba from Bayern Munich last year. His arrival will see Rudiger, Alaba and Eder Militao compete to be Madrid's first-choice centre-back pairing, although the versatile Alaba could also switch to left-back.
Rudiger played for Stuttgart in the Bundesliga before joining Roma in 2015. Two years later, Chelsea signed him for a fee of €35 million. He became one of Europe's most highly-rated central defenders under coach Thomas Tuchel, starting in Chelsea's 1-0 Champions League final win over Manchester City in May 2021.
Speaking on April 24 when he confirmed that Rudiger would be leaving the club, Tuchel called him "a key figure" and "the kind to play 50-55 games at an outstanding level, a top defender in the last one-and-a-half years."
Rudiger has been a regular for Germany in recent years, starting all four of their games at Euro 2020 and seven of their qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup. | 2022-06-02T12:59:55+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4650790/chelseas-antonio-rudiger-joins-real-madrid-on-free-transfer |
Female governors will break a record in 2023
By Simone Pathe, CNN
The US will have a record number of female governors in 2023. Still, the record-setting number — 12 — will represent a small fraction of the top executives across the 50 states.
The previous record of nine female governors serving concurrently was set in 2004, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
Incumbent female governors in Maine, Alabama, Michigan, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas and New Mexico won reelection on Tuesday, while New York Gov. Kathy Hochul won a first full term after taking over the top job in 2021 following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. Hochul will become the first elected female governor in the state.
Two states — Massachusetts and Arkansas — elected new female governors. Democrat Maura Healey will become the first woman elected to the governorship of Massachusetts and the first out lesbian governor in the US. Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House press secretary in the Trump administration, will become the state’s first female governor, winning the job that her father once held.
Arkansas and Massachusetts will also become the first states to have women serving in the governor and lieutenant governor positions at the same time, according to CAWP.
CNN has yet to make a projection in two gubernatorial races — Arizona and Oregon — in which all the candidates are women. Those states are included in the record-setting 12.
Democrat Katie Hobbs, the Arizona secretary of state, was narrowly leading Republican Kari Lake, a favorite of former President Donald Trump, in the Grand Canyon State, as of Wednesday evening.
And in Oregon, Democrat Tina Kotek, a former state House speaker, was marginally ahead of Republican Christine Drazan, a former state House minority leader, while former state Sen. Betsy Johnson, an independent, was pulling less than 10% of the vote, as of Wednesday evening. Kotek could also become one of the first out lesbian governors in the country.
Even before Election Day, 2022 had set a record for the number of all-female gubernatorial matchups. Those five states were Arizona, Alabama, Iowa, Michigan and Oregon. Before this year, there had only been four woman-versus-woman gubernatorial matchups in all of history, according to CAWP. In total, 25 women were nominated for governor by the two major parties in 2022, a historical record. Sixteen of them were Democrats and nine were Republicans.
Of the gubernatorial races that CNN has projected so far, Democrats have won six and Republicans have won four.
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When Sheila Clemmons Lee’s son was killed in a Nashville police traffic stop in 2017, she joined a coalition campaigning to create a police oversight board.
Now, the Republican super-majority in the Tennessee state legislature has moved to abolish the board.
SHEILA CLEMMONS LEE: Six years ago, my son Jocques Clemmons, was shot three times in the back by a police officer by the name of Joshua Lippert.
Jocques supposedly had a stop and roll at a stop sign. He pulled into a parking lot, and that’s when Officer Lippert poured in behind him and Jocques was walking towards. Obviously, some words were exchanged. And the next thing I know, Jocques is running. He ends up being shot three times in the back. … I know that he didn’t have a gun.
We went to the DA’s office. And [the district attorney] told us that they were not going to charge Officer Lippert with Jocques’ death. He said that there were no fingerprints, no DNA on this so-called gun that Jocques was supposed to have had. If you got the gun, why wasn’t his fingerprints on it? Why wasn’t his DNA on it?
So we band together. We did a lot of town halls to educate people. We gave them the numbers of how many people had complaints and have been killed from police abuses. So we started talking about getting a community oversight board. We went out, we walked the streets. We did everything. And the FOP, which is Fraternal Order of Police, they were trying to stop us every step of the way.
So we got the signatures and on Nov. 6, we were able to go and vote on a community oversight board. And we won. The people won. The people of Nashville won. Not by a small margin, but by a large margin.
Six years later or five years later, after the board was established, we find out that the lawmakers are trying to do away with the Community Oversight board. And this came right after the Tyree Nichols murder that happened in Memphis with police officers.
So the lawmakers passed this bill and is currently sitting on Governor Bill Lee’s desk waiting to see if he’s going to sign or veto it. We were the ones who voted it in, and I would think it would take the people to vote it out. Not lawmakers. This has nothing to do with them.
CHAKRABARTI: We also heard from Greta McClain, a former detective in Nashville PD’s Adult Sex Crimes unit. She was also part of the coalition that fought for the community oversight board.
GRETA McCLAIN: Sadly, our state legislature has decided that the will of the people who voted overwhelmingly for community oversight boards in our communities, the legislature decided that they don’t care what the people want, that they are going to abolish those community oversight boards and set up their own form of accountability. To me, that is not democracy, that is not representing the people that we were elected to represent. Both the Senate and the House here in Tennessee passed it, and we’re just waiting to see whether the governor signs it or not.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
9-4-9-1
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What are the best Nativity sets?
For many people, Christmas means trimming trees, giving gifts and decorating their home and yard. Santas, reindeer and snowmen are always popular themes, but a Nativity scene is something special. The Nativity scene is a depiction of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem as described in the New Testament, and an important piece of early Christian art.
What do Nativity sets include?
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Jesus, Mary and Joseph are the heart of any Nativity scene set. As the New Testament recounts, an angel told Joseph to take Mary as his wife, for she had been called upon by God to give birth to God’s son. There was no room at the inn where they stopped in Bethlehem, so they stayed in a stable, where Mary gave birth to the baby Jesus.
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The stable is portrayed in Nativity scenes as an open-sided structure that stands behind Jesus, Mary and Joseph. It has a roof overhead and looks like a small barn with one side missing.
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The manger is a wooden trough for holding animal feed. Mary wrapped her just-born baby in swaddling clothes and used the feed trough as a cradle.
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The Three Wise Men heard about the birth of Jesus and came bearing gifts from the East. They rode across vast deserts on camels, following the Star of Bethlehem. They are also referred to as the Three Kings and the Magi.
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The Star of Bethlehem is said by today’s astronomers to probably have been Halley’s Comet or a supernova, because no star shines that brightly. Whatever its source, an extraordinarily brilliant light on the sky guided the Three Wise Men all the way to Jesus, Joseph and Mary.
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Angels from on high add a heavenly touch to any Nativity set.
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Animals are a natural part of Nativity sets because sheep, goats, cows and the donkey Mary rode on would be eating and sleeping in the stable, too.
Surroundings
Fit the size of your Nativity set to its surroundings.
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Fireplace mantels and shelves: If you want to place your Nativity scene on a narrow ledge, a small set with just a few pieces is a good choice.
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Tabletops and floors: If you want a display measured in feet rather than inches, choose a large flat surface such as a tabletop or the floor beneath your Christmas tree.
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Outdoors: If you want to set up a Nativity display in your front yard, it should be large enough that it is not overwhelmed by the size of your lawn. Outdoor displays are usually illuminated at night and need to be rainproof.
Realistic or symbolic?
The range of artistic interpretations of the Nativity scene is quite wide. At one end, you find cut-out figures that are merely silhouettes in two dimensions, with no features or details. At the other end, you find scenes that are incredibly detailed, hand-painted by artisans with tiny brushes.
Musical accompaniment
There are many Christmas carols that add to the festive occasion and some of them are about the birth of Jesus. When you add a musical background to your Nativity set, make sure you include “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Away in a Manger,” “We Three Kings,” “Star of Wonder,” “Silent Night” and “O Holy Night.”
Indoor Nativity sets
Three Kings Gifts 16-Piece Deluxe Edition Nativity Set
There is real gold, frankincense and myrrh in the chests carried by the Three Wise Men. This set is made of hand-painted polymer resin and finely detailed. The lighted stable adds a warm glow to the scene.
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Collections Etc. Musical Nativity Scene Tabletop Scene
Jesus, Mary and Joseph are surrounded by the Three Kings, two shepherds and an angel. The manger and the star on top light up as “Silent Night” plays when you wind up the key on the base as you would a music box.
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Napco Holy Family with Star of Bethlehem Christmas Nativity Set
This 12-inch-tall resin sculpture has a wood-like look that adds a touch of elegance. The Star of Bethlehem sits at the top of a trio of golden beams of light that surround Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
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Tree of Life Holy Land Olive Wood Hanging Ornament
Decorate your holiday tree with this 3-inch handcrafted olive wood stylized silhouette of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in the stable with the Star of Bethlehem above. Each ornament is made by hand in Israel.
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Loving Memories Indoor Nativity Set with LED Tea Light
This contemporary sculpture of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is carved from resin that has the appearance of granite. It comes with a LED candle that lights the manger from behind.
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Outdoor Nativity sets
Front Yard Originals 6-by-6-Foot Outdoor Nativity Set
These silhouettes of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in the stable with two lambs and the Star of Bethlehem overhead are made of weatherproof marine-grade PVC. The pure white color adds to a feeling of peace.
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Bzb Goods Inflatable Christmas Nativity Scene with Lights
The Three Wise men arrive at the stable bearing gifts while the Star of Bethlehem shines brightly from above with an LED light. The display is 6 feet long, 3 feet wide and almost 5 1/2 feet tall, and comes with stakes, tether and air blower.
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Best Choice Lighted Outdoor Nativity Scene
Light up your front yard with 190 LED lights that stay cool to the touch. Set up the 5-by-6-foot metal frame, connect the wires, secure them with zip ties and stake it into the ground.
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Nativity sets for kids
Little People Deluxe Christmas Story Nativity Playset
Share the spirit of the season with this stable and manger with Jesus, Mary and Joseph surrounded by a dozen Little People figures, including the Three Wise Men. When you press down on the angel atop the stable roof, the Star of Bethlehem lights up.
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Melissa and Doug Classic Wooden Christmas Nativity Play Set
This company make toys of solid wood, with the goal of igniting imagination and a sense of wonder in kids. Children assemble this four-piece stable themselves and play with the 11 wooden figures.
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Moinkidz Kids 24-Piece Nativity Scene Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle for Toddlers
Preschoolers enjoy this solid wooden puzzle with uniquely cut pieces that are the perfect size for little hands. The characters are cartoonish, as are the colors of the nontoxic paints.
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President Biden will meet with top congressional leaders Tuesday to discuss the debt limit, as the date by which the federal government could run out of money to pay its bills is rapidly approaching.
The meeting comes a week after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that without raising the debt ceiling, the government could run short of money as early as June 1.
It's the first time Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will meet on this issue since the pair met in February. They will be joined by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Last month, House Republicans passed a bill that would increase the debt limit by $1.5 trillion or through March 2024 — whichever comes first — and include trillions in deficit reduction.
But Democrats and the White House continue to insist that the bill is a nonstarter. Jeffries called the measure a "ransom note," and the bill is dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
In an interview on Morning Edition Tuesday, White House communications director Ben LaBolt said Biden won't be trying to cut a deal when he meets with congressional leaders this afternoon.
"The president believes the appropriate process for this is the one that already exists, which is the budget and appropriations process," LaBolt says. "So, he will not negotiate over default. The government has to meet its obligations for bills that it's already accrued over the course of years."
Congressional Democrats, along with Biden, insist legislation that addresses the debt ceiling in tandem with spending cuts is tantamount to holding the economy hostage. They are advocating for a "clean" bill that would prevent what would be the first-ever U.S. debt default and then separate negotiations on any spending cuts.
"We're not a deadbeat nation. We pay our bills," Biden said recently. "I've said all along: We can debate where to cut, how much to spend, how to finally move the tax system where everybody begins to pay their fair share or continue the route they're on. ... But not under the threat of default."
Biden and Democrats often point out that Republican lawmakers did vote to raise the debt limit multiple times when President Donald Trump was in office.
In a recent interview with MSNBC, Biden said he thinks McCarthy is "an honest man," but "MAGA Republicans really have put him in a position where in order to stay speaker, he has to agree — he's agreed to things that maybe he believes, but are just extreme."
McCarthy ultimately won a protracted fight for the speaker's gavel after pledging to a bloc of hard-line Republican lawmakers that he would not allow a House vote on a bill to increase the country's borrowing authority without federal spending reductions.
WATCH: In exclusive interview with @SRuhle, President Biden says Speaker McCarthy is bending to MAGA Republicans.
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On Saturday, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah sent a letter, co-signed by 42 fellow Senate Republicans, to Schumer saying they oppose raising the ceiling without "substantive spending and budget reforms."
The Tuesday meeting falls as the conservative American Action Network is airing a $250,000 cable ad campaign in the Washington, D.C., area calling on Biden to negotiate with congressional Republicans.
Ahead of the meeting, Business Roundtable CEO Joshua Bolten released a statement saying the "cost of a default, or even the threat of a default, is simply too high."
"A default would deliver a severe blow to the economy, leading to widespread job losses, decimated retirement savings and higher borrowing costs for families, businesses and the government," he said. "Failing to raise the debt limit would also threaten the U.S. dollar's central role in the global financial system to the benefit of China."
The clock is ticking
The U.S. hit its current debt limit — $31 trillion — in January.
The Treasury Department has been employing extraordinary measures to essentially act as a Band-Aid for several months. If Congress fails to raise the debt limit by the time those measures are exhausted, which Yellen says could happen as soon as June 1, there would be an unprecedented debt default, whose effects would likely be felt worldwide and lead to a recession in the United States.
It's unlikely that Tuesday afternoon's meeting will yield drastically different responses from any of the players.
This is also a short month for lawmakers to try to address the issue. Both the Senate and the House have separate recess weeks planned.
Over the weekend, both Jeffries and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., didn't rule out a short-term solution to buy lawmakers more time to craft a longer-term deal.
"Everything's on the table at this point," McHenry said on Face the Nation.
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The Addition of Kilter Will Give Blackbaud's Nonprofit and Corporate Customers New Ways to Engage Their Audiences Through Everyday Health and Wellness Activities
CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, today announced that it has acquired Kilter. The acquisition will allow Blackbaud to expand activity-based peer-to-peer fundraising engagement, to support activity-based health and wellness initiatives for socially responsible companies, and to grow the ways individuals can connect with the causes they care about most through the activities they love.
Kilter is an intuitive, gamified, activity-based engagement app boasting virtually limitless activity type choices. Kilter expands activity-based engagement beyond the familiar options of running, walking and cycling, enabling users to track new, popular and personally relevant activities, from pickleball to meditation to motorcycling and more.
Blackbaud will leverage Kilter to support activity-based fundraising for Blackbaud TeamRaiser®, the market's most powerful event-based fundraising software, offering a robust set of capabilities for nonprofit organizations hosting events. With the addition of Kilter's intuitive app, Blackbaud will offer an unmatched experience for event participants, meeting their new expectations for digital engagement and for event experience, while enabling nonprofit customers to drive fundraising growth and expansion. Kilter will also support activity-based health and wellness activities for Blackbaud's YourCause® CSRconnect® platform, a leading solution for employee engagement leveraged by companies in support of their social responsibility goals.
"Activity tracking, like logging workouts, sharing goals, and exchanging virtual encouragement with friends, is quickly becoming part of daily routine for millions of people around the world and an essential part of peer-to-peer fundraising," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "Our acquisition of Kilter will allow us to serve nonprofits by expanding the ways they can engage with their supporters to prepare for their existing fundraising walks, runs and rides, and to create totally new types of engagement opportunities that aren't tied to a specific date or place. It will also provide a unique solution for companies as employers take a more active role in supporting their employees' health and wellness pursuits across remote and distributed workforces."
"Blackbaud powers many of today's largest and most complex activity-based fundraising events through Blackbaud TeamRaiser and enables Fortune 500 companies to engage employees through YourCause CSRconnect," said Jerry Needel, vice president of innovation and incubation, Blackbaud. "This acquisition reflects our commitment to bring innovative capabilities and a leading mobile app experience to our customers—delivering solutions that help them reach their goals as quickly as possible."
Kilter's features include:
- Extensive support for 60+ different physical and virtual activities from yoga to motorcycle rides to healthy eating, with the ability for users to create new activity categories on demand
- Gamification that drives deeper engagement by helping event participants connect with and support one another, as well as motivating individual users
- Integrations with fitness trackers that event participants are already using, including Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin and more, and the ability to incorporate data from external platforms like Peloton and Strava
"Kilter enables nonprofits to turn their supporters' everyday health and wellness activities into opportunities to raise money for their cause," said Seth Braddock, founder and CEO, Kilter. "We couldn't have found a more perfect home for Kilter than Blackbaud, a global leader in software solutions for social good and a team that shares our passion for empowering people to engage in ways that matter to them."
Kilter's activity tracking app will be offered as a feature to Blackbaud TeamRaiser customers with no additional subscription fees and will be available in the coming months, ahead of spring 2023 events. In the future, Blackbaud also plans to extend Kilter's capabilities to YourCause CSRconnect customers, with integration to YourCause CSRconnect coming later in 2023. The app will be introduced to select customers in late 2022.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world's leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations, companies and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG), school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the industry for more than four decades, Blackbaud is a remote-first company headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, with operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began building their argument Monday that his birth mother’s alcohol abuse left him with severe behavioral problems that eventually led to his 2018 murder of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Paul Connor, a Seattle-area neuropsychologist, said medical records and testimony by prior witnesses show that Brenda Woodard drank and used cocaine throughout much of her pregnancy before Cruz’s birth in 1998. Woodard, a Fort Lauderdale prostitute, gave up the baby immediately after to his adoptive parents, Lynda and Roger Cruz. Woodard died last year.
Connor, testifying by Zoom, told jurors that people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder show at a young age problems with motor skills, impulse control, socializing and paying attention — problems previous defense testimony showed Cruz had.
Cruz’s preschool teachers testified he couldn’t run without falling or use utensils. He was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a young child and teachers testified that he was extremely anxious and had trouble making friends.
At 5, tests showed Cruz had impairments in 10 intellectual categories including memory, reasoning, language and impulsivity, Connor said. Court records and earlier testimony showed he would have frequent outbursts in class and at home. By middle school, he was making threats.
Connor said he measured Cruz’s IQ at 83, which he said matches the slightly below average intelligence many people with fetal alcohol issues often score. He said IQ tests conducted throughout Cruz’s life found similar results, including one done recently by a prosecution expert.
Under cross-examination by lead prosecutor Mike Satz, Connor conceded he is not board certified in his field but said such certification is voluntary and only a state license is required to practice. He also conceded that he almost always testifies on behalf of the defense in fetal alcohol cases, not prosecutors. He will continue testifying Tuesday.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to murdering 14 students and three staff members and wounding 17 others as he stalked a three-story classroom building with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle on Valentine’s Day 2018. His trial is only to decide whether the former Stoneman Douglas student is sentenced to death or life without parole. For the seven-man, five-woman jury to impose a death sentence, the vote must be unanimous.
Satz finished his primary case last month. He played security videos of the shooting and showed the rifle Cruz used. Teachers and students testified about watching others die. He showed graphic autopsy and crime scene photos and took jurors to the fenced-off building, which remains blood-stained and bullet-pocked. Parents and spouses gave tearful and angry statements about their loss.
In an attempt to counter that, assistant public defender Melisa McNeill and her team have made Cruz’s history their case’s centerpiece, hoping at least one juror will vote for life.
After the defense concludes its case in the coming weeks, the prosecution will present a rebuttal case before the jury’s deliberations begin. | 2022-09-13T19:43:12+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-psychologist-school-shooter-suffered-fetal-alcohol-damage/ |
The Teamsters working for shipping giant UPS said a strike is “imminent” after walking away from the bargaining table.
The UPS Teamsters said in a statement late Wednesday it gave UPS a one-week notice Tuesday to “act responsibly and exchange a stronger economic proposal” to more than 340,000 employees of the shipping company.
The Teamsters demanded that UPS delivers its “last, best and final offer” to the union by Friday.
“The largest single-employer strike in American history now appears inevitable,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement.
“Executives at UPS, some of whom get tens of millions of dollars a year, do not care about the hundreds of thousands of American workers who make this company run,” he said.
Earlier this month, UPS agreed to “equip all newly purchased U.S. small package delivery vehicles with air conditioning” in 2024.
The company also promised to install additional cab fans and heat shields in delivery trucks, after UPS came under fire for viral social media posts showing excessive temperatures putting drivers in uncomfortable and even dangerous working conditions.
But that momentum appears to have stalled.
The union has been vocal about how higher inflation and corporate profits have created an untenable situation for working-class employees. O’Brien also took further aim at UPS management.
“They don’t care about our members’ families. UPS doesn’t want to pay up,” O’Brien said. “Their actions and insults at the bargaining table have proven they are just another corporation that wants to keep all the money at the top. Working people who bust their asses every single day do not matter, not to UPS.”
The UPS Teamsters have been engaged in ongoing negotiations for about two months, but a strike could thrust the commerce industry into chaos because it would lead to the largest U.S. strike in decades.
It will include more than 340,000 warehousing, transportation and delivery workers bound by the largest private-sector bargaining agreement in the country.
The UPS Teamsters wrote that UPS risks “causing devastating disruptions to the supply chain in the U.S. and other parts of the world” with its Friday deadline.
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The group wrote that it met with UPS negotiators late into Tuesday, but union members walked away from the table after they said UPS attempted to “withhold any additional benefits from the Teamsters, seeking concessionary language instead.”
“Time has run out for UPS to give workers that honorable contract,” said Fred Zuckerman, general secretary-treasurer for Teamsters, in a statement.
“The Teamsters repeatedly told the company from the beginning of this process that there would be no extensions,” Zuckerman said. “But UPS has sat on its hands and chosen to turn its back on these workers. Come August 1, it’s going to be damn hard for UPS to ignore us any longer.”
UPS said in a statement to The Hill that they “remain at the table ready to negotiate.”
“Last week, we provided our initial economic proposal,” the statement reads. “This week we followed with a significantly amended proposal to address key demands from the Teamsters. Reaching consensus requires time and serious, detailed discussion, but it also requires give-and-take from both sides. We’re working around the clock to reach an agreement that strengthens our industry-leading pay and benefits ahead of the current contract’s expiration on August 1.” | 2023-06-28T23:40:56+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/ups-teamsters-say-nationwide-strike-is-imminent-if-friday-deadline-not-met/ |
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter co-pilot was hurt after he was struck by a duck that went through the windshield of the aircraft returning from a law enforcement call.
The pilot was able to land the aircraft safely.
The incident happened shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday when the helicopter was returning to St. Paul after it had been dispatched to Wabasha County.
The patrol said the pilot of the Bell 407 helicopter was able to keep the chopper in the air and land without incident at St. Paul Downtown Airport, where that patrol bases its flight operations.
The injured co-pilot was wearing his helmet and had his helmet-shield down when he was hit, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. He was tended to by paramedics and then taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for a head injury and released. | 2022-05-20T00:00:59+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Co-pilot-injured-when-duck-smashes-into-helicopter-17185544.php |
NEW YORK (WPIX) – It’s summer, and you’re thinking a vacation to New York City is in your cards.
In a city with seemingly endless possibilities, it can be hard to decide what’s worth including on your bucket list and what you can skip. Most importantly, you’ll want to avoid tourist traps – or at least know what locals think of them before going.
A tourist trap is a place that people often claim exploits visitors, typically draws large crowds, and sometimes charges high prices compared to the quality of the service or experience.
Nexstar’s WPIX asked New Yorkers their thoughts on what the biggest tourist traps are in New York City. Here’s what they had to say.
Times Square
“From the stores to the street vendors. Every single inch of it! Y’all get charged 10 times the price because they [chains] know y’all don’t know better,” wrote Rosie Marie Ortega on WPIX’s Facebook post.
Luz Rosado added: “Times Square is nothing but oversized advertisements, overpriced stores, restaurants, and no parking anywhere, only to be harassed by third-rate characters.”
Another New Yorker suggested tourists head to the outer boroughs for better food.
“The $8 kabobs in front of the train station by Times Square. Just… 🤦🏾♀️ no. Come to Brooklyn or Queens for nice kebab-style food,” they wrote on WPIX’s Instagram post.
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty took second place in a WPIX Twitter poll. But why?
“Going to the island is a complete waste of time and money. It’s better to just look at from a distance,” one New Yorker wrote on WPIX’s Facebook post.
New Yorkers mentioned that many boating companies tell tourists they will give them a private tour of the statue and then charge them a fee.
The NYC Department of Transportation operates the Staten Island Ferry, which provides free service between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan every day of the week, year-round. The ferry also passes right by the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
If you still want a private tour of Lady Liberty to learn the history of the monument, the National Parks Service provides several free passes. And if you do decide to pay, you can go inside the statue and get a private tour led by a park ranger.
Williamsburg
One New Yorker on WPIX’s Facebook post called out Williamsburg.
Williamsburg was once described as the avocado toast of New York City by Condé Nast Traveler. Bedford Avenue has “morphed into a bit of a tourist trap in the past few years,” the article stated. The neighborhood is filled with trendy, pricey boutiques and an Apple store.
Instead of Williamsburg, one New Yorker suggested: “Go to Gravesend for an authentic Brooklyn neighborhood.”
Another WPIX follower on Instagram stated, “I personally think tourists should visit Brownsville, Brooklyn to get the most out of their NYC trip! It’s a wonderful experience and I think tourists would love it there, especially the night parties, which are held at around 2 a.m.”
The Empire State Building
Yes, the scenery is gorgeous but according to New Yorkers and Trip Advisor reviews, you should appreciate the building from afar.
The lines are notoriously long and it costs almost $50 to get inside. The higher you want to go, the more expensive the price gets. One tourist who left a review on Trip Advisor wrote the following:
“It is easy enough to pay the entrance fee and get on the elevator but once in, you are shoved into a room with many people,” wrote a Sacramento native. “You are then forced to stand in a slow-moving line and get your picture taken in front of the skyline even if you don’t want one. Then they try to charge to get to the very top.”
Audra Koch, a social media influencer who runs a blog and works in fashion, wrote tourists should instead “take the subway down to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.”
“Start at the Remsen Street entrance and walk all the way up. You’ll get gorgeous views of the Statue of Liberty, One World Trade, the Empire State Building, and Brooklyn Bridge, and it’s free,” Koch wrote. | 2023-06-10T13:33:39+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/new-yorkers-say-these-are-the-biggest-tourist-traps-to-avoid-in-nyc/ |
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has banned exports of wheat effective immediately, citing a risk to its food security, partly due to the war in Ukraine.
A notice in the government gazette by the Directorate of Foreign Trade, dated Friday, said a spike in global prices for wheat was threatening the food security of India and neighboring and vulnerable countries.
A key aim is to control rising domestic prices. Global wheat prices have risen by more than 40% since the beginning of the year.
Before the war, Ukraine and Russia accounted for a third of global wheat and barley exports. Since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion, Ukraine’s ports have been blocked and civilian infrastructure and grain silos have been destroyed.
At the same time, India’s own wheat harvest has suffered from a record-shattering heat wave that is stunting production.
Even though it is the world’s second-largest producer of wheat, India consumes most of the wheat it produces. It had set a goal of exporting 10 million tons of the grain in 2022-23, looking to capitalize on the global disruptions to wheat supplies from the war and find new markets for its wheat in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Much of that would have gone to other developing countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.
Apart from problems with weather hurting harvests, India’s own vast stocks of wheat — a buffer against famine — have been strained by distribution of free grain during the pandemic to some 800 million people.
To balance supply and demand, the government needs about 25 million tons (27.5 million U.S. tons) of wheat each year for an extensive food welfare program that usually feeds more than 80 million people. | 2022-05-14T14:17:36+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/business/india-bans-exports-of-wheat-citing-threat-to-food-security/ |
First lab-developed test specifically designed to detect Monkeypox virus DNA to receive emergency use authorization during the monkeypox public health emergency
SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's lab-developed molecular diagnostic test to aid in the diagnosis of infection with the Monkeypox virus.
The EUA is the first granted to a commercially available monkeypox test in the United States. On September 7, the Department of Health and Human Services declared that the public health emergency countermeasures now extend to monkeypox testing.
"Quest is committed to developing high-quality diagnostic innovations to help respond to the monkeypox public health emergency," said Jay G. Wohlgemuth, M.D., Senior Vice President, R&D, Medical and Chief Medical Officer, Quest Diagnostics. "With this FDA emergency authorization, Quest is positioned to complement the response of public health laboratories and help fight the spread of the virus."
The Quest Diagnostics Monkeypox Virus Qualitative Real-Time PCR ("Quest Monkeypox PCR") is intended for the qualitative detection of Monkeypox virus (West African clade, clade II) DNA and non-variola Orthopoxvirus DNA in lesion swab specimens (i.e., swabs of acute pustular or vesicular rash) in universal viral transport media from individuals suspected of Monkeypox virus infection by their healthcare provider. Test results are intended to be used in conjunction with patient history and other diagnostic information, and results should not be used as the sole basis of treatment or other patient management decisions.
Quest launched the Quest Monkeypox PCR test nationwide on July 13, 2022. The company performs the test at its advanced laboratories in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and, beginning last week, Chantilly, VA, for ready access for providers and patients on both coasts of the United States. New York's Department of Health has approved the tests from both laboratories, enabling access for patients living in the state.
Developed with the understanding that viruses mutate, the Quest Monkeypox PCR test features the ability to detect two different DNA targets (Monkeypox and non-variola Orthopoxvirus DNA) to help protect against false negatives. On September 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Lab Alert that certain monkeypox tests may fail to detect monkeypox infection when a rare deletion of the target gene (called tumor necrosis factor) occurs, and negative results for highly suspicious cases therefore require confirmation by the CDC or public health labs. The alert does not apply to the Quest Monkeypox PCR test, so Quest does not need to modify its test or refer specimens producing negative results to the CDC or public health labs for confirmation.
Monkeypox is a rare infectious disease typically occurring in parts of Africa. The West African clade (clade II) is the circulating virus in the current global outbreak. The first case of this virus in the United States was detected in May 2022. CDC recommends that anyone with monkeypox symptoms talk to their health care provider, even if they don't think they had contact with someone who has monkeypox.
The Quest Monkeypox PCR test uses swab specimens collected by healthcare providers, such as in physician offices and hospitals, from patients presenting with an acute generalized pustular or vesicular rash. Quest collects specimens for this test through its nationwide network of physician offices and hospital partners and also enables patients with suspected or confirmed monkeypox infection to visit its locations for phlebotomy blood draws and other non-swab specimen collections required for other types of laboratory testing.
- This product has not been FDA cleared or approved, but has been authorized for emergency use by FDA under an EUA for use by the authorized laboratories;
- This product has been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from Monkeypox virus or other non-variola Orthopoxviruses, not for any other viruses or pathogens; and
- The emergency use of this product is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of infection with the Monkeypox virus, including in vitro diagnostics that detect and/or diagnose infection with non-variola Orthopoxvirus, under Section 564(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or authorization is revoked sooner.
For more information, visit www.QuestDiagnostics.com/monkeypox or http://newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/COVIDTestingUpdates
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com
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How to Watch Women's Wimbledon Today : Live Stream and More - July 11
Published: Jul. 11, 2023 at 1:45 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
There are two matches in Wimbledon (grass) quarterfinals today, the best being No. 4-ranked Jessica Pegula versus No. 42 Marketa Vondrousova. All the tennis can be found via live stream.
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- Tournament: Wimbledon
- Round: Quarterfinals
- Date: July 11
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- Venue: AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground
- Court Surface: Grass
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Today's Best Match Insights: Pegula vs. Vondrousova
- Pegula is 26-10 on the year, with zero tournament wins.
- Vondrousova, who holds a 24-9 record in 10 tournaments so far this year, has yet to clinch a tournament win.
- Through 36 matches so far this year (across all court surfaces), Pegula has played 21 games per match and won 55.5% of them.
- On grass, Pegula has played three matches this year, totaling 20.3 games per match while winning 50.8% of games.
- Pegula has won 67.6% of her service games this year, and 43.5% of her return games.
- In her 33 matches played this year across all court types, Vondrousova is averaging 20.6 games per match and winning 59.1% of those games.
- Vondrousova averages 21.3 games per match and 11.5 games per set in seven matches on grass this year.
- Vondrousova is 231-for-314 in service games (a winning percentage of 73.6%) and 140-for-323 in return games (43.3%) on all surfaces.
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Black history class revised by College Board amid criticism
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — High school senior Kahlila Bandele is used to courses that don’t address the African American experience. Then there’s her 9 a.m. class. This week, it spanned topics from Afro-Caribbean migration to jazz.
The discussion in her Advanced Placement course on African American studies touched on figures from Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X to Jimi Hendrix and Rihanna. In her AP European History course, she said, “we’re not discussing Black people at all” — even though they were colonized by Europeans.
Her school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is one of 60 schools around the country testing the new course, which has gained national attention since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to ban it in his state. The rejection has stirred new political debate over how schools teach about race.
The official curriculum for the course, released Wednesday by the College Board, downplays some components that had drawn criticism from DeSantis and other conservatives. Topics including Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer life are not part of the exam. Instead, they are included only on a sample list states and school systems can choose from for student projects.
The College Board, which oversees AP exams, said revisions to the course were substantially complete before DeSantis shared his objections.
“The fact of the matter is that this landmark course has been shaped over years by the most eminent scholars in the field, not political influence,” the organization said in a written statement.
The revised curriculum will guide the course’s expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year. College Board officials said developers consulted with professors from more than 200 colleges, including several historically Black institutions, and took input from teachers piloting the class.
The students at Baton Rouge Magnet High School were aware of the political controversy over the course. But the class on Monday was filled with discussion of the Négritude and Negrismo movements that celebrated Black culture and a painting by the Afro-Asian-Latino artist Wifredo Lam.
Afterward, Bandele, 18, said she doesn’t understand arguments that the course would indoctrinate children.
“I don’t feel particularly indoctrinated,” she said.
DeSantis, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2024, said he was blocking the course in Florida because it pushed a political agenda.
“In the state of Florida, our education standards not only don’t prevent, but they require teaching Black history, all the important things. That’s part of our core curriculum,” DeSantis said at a news conference last week. “We want education and not indoctrination.”
A spokesperson for DeSantis on Wednesday said the state education department is reviewing the revised curriculum for compliance with Florida law.
Despite the College Board’s assurances otherwise, the notion that the course changed because of political controversy generated fresh outrage Wednesday. “To wake up on the first day of Black History Month to news of white men in positions of privilege horse trading essential and inextricably linked parts of Black History, which is American history, is infuriating,” said David Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition.
The course has been popular among students in schools where it has been introduced. In Baton Rouge, so many students were interested that Emmitt Glynn is teaching it to two classes, instead of just the one he was originally planning.
Earlier this week, his students read selections of “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon, which deals with the violence inherent in colonial societies. In a lively discussion, students connected the text to what they had learned about the conflict between colonizers and Native Americans, to the war in Ukraine and to police violence in Memphis, Tennessee.
“We’ve been covering the gamut from the shores of Africa to where we are now in the 1930s, and we will continue on through history,” Glynn said. He said he was proud to see the connections his students were making between the past and now.
For Malina Ouyang, 17, taking the class helped fill gaps in what she has been taught. “Taking this class,” she said, “I realized how much is not said in other classes.”
Matthew Evans, 16, said the class has educated him on a multitude of perspectives on Black history. He said the political controversy is just “a distraction.”
“Any time you want to try to silence something, you will only make someone want to learn about it even more,” he said.
The College Board offers AP courses across the academic spectrum, including math, science, social studies, foreign languages and fine arts. The courses are optional. Taught at a college level, students who score high enough on the final exam usually earn course credit at their university.
In Malcolm Reed’s classroom at St. Amant High School in Louisiana, where he teaches the AP class, he tries to be mindful of how the material and discussions can affect students.
“I give them the information and I’ve seen light bulbs go off. I ask them, ‘How does it affect you? How do you feel about learning this?’ " he said. “It’s also new for me, and I’m just taking it in stride. We’re not just learning history, but we’re making history.”
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Mumphrey reported from Phoenix. AP journalist Stephen Smith contributed to this report.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was the victim of a violent attack in 2017 when his neighbor slammed into him from behind outside his Kentucky home. Earlier that year, Paul took cover when a gunman opened fire while GOP members of Congress practiced for a charity baseball game.
Paul revived those traumatic events in his bid for reelection this year, with an incendiary social media video attacking his Democratic challenger, Charles Booker. The video, released Monday shortly before a Senate campaign forum he declined to take part in, says outright that Booker “doesn’t believe in civil discourse, only violence.” It accuses the Black former state lawmaker of associating with members of the “radical left” who condone and perpetrate violence.
Booker denounced the ad, saying it includes “dangerous and dishonest rhetoric.”
“His ad grossly lies about me and, in a very sinister way, attacks several Kentucky citizens by name,” Booker said Tuesday. “Neither I, nor my campaign, have ever endorsed violence against any political candidate. It is despicable for Rand Paul to even insinuate that. As an elected official and candidate, my family and I have received death threats — this is not something I take lightly because I understand the issue intimately.”
The video was the latest eyebrow-raising tactic in a campaign featuring unconventional politicians. Booker appeared with a noose around his neck in an online ad soon after the spring primary to draw attention to Paul’s stance on anti-lynching legislation.
Paul’s video doesn’t mention unrest from the far right or the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In the wake of the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, law enforcement officials across the country warned about an increase in threats and the potential for violent attacks on federal agents or buildings.
The video was released as a preemptive attack against Booker shortly before the Democratic challenger appeared at a campaign forum aired on statewide television. Paul, who is seeking a third term in November, was invited but did not participate in the program.
Paul’s campaign scoured through social media to make its video claims that Booker’s campaign has “embraced people who celebrate and glorify” violence against Paul. It says a Booker volunteer tweeted a “graphic doctored image” of Paul with a broken neck. And it claims a woman featured supporting Booker in a social media video has referred to Paul’s attacker as her hero.
The senator suffered broken ribs and later underwent lung surgery for injuries he says he sustained in the attack. The assailant was given a prison sentence and Paul was awarded more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses in his lawsuit against the man.
Booker said Tuesday that to associate him with Paul’s “violent altercation with his neighbor from five years ago is desperate, ridiculous, wholly offensive and unacceptable.”
“Rand Paul has used racially charged dog whistles throughout this campaign to paint a violent picture of me, instead of having the backbone to face me and the people of Kentucky on the merits of our vision for this commonwealth,” Booker said.
The video also references 2019 remarks by a Black Lives Matter leader in Louisville that appeared to condone violence against Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
“Civil debate is an admired quality in a Republic but justifying, mocking, or celebrating violence, as documented in this video of Booker and his allies, should be rejected,” Paul said Monday.
During his Monday night appearance on Kentucky Educational Television, Booker accused Paul of “blowing the dog whistle” on public safety and policing issues. Paul’s campaign and his allies have tried to connect Booker with the “defund the police” movement.
“Rand Paul wants people to look at the color of my skin instead of my record,” Booker said.
Paul has frequently visited mostly Black neighborhoods during his Senate tenure, touting criminal justice reforms, anti-violence efforts and education initiatives.
When pressed during the KET program on whether he supports eliminating law enforcement budgets, Booker replied: “It doesn’t make sense to get rid of budgets for law enforcement or any government agency.”
Supporting “structural change,” he said, doesn’t equate to backing “any sort of abolishment.”
“When there’s a crisis, when someone’s in an emergency, we all want to call 911 and have someone in law enforcement come to our aid,” Booker said. “What we don’t need is that same agency we call to protect and serve us, kick in our door and shoot us in the dead of night.”
In 2020, Booker marched in protests sparked in part by the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman shot when police officers burst into her Louisville apartment during a narcotics investigation. They found no drugs. Booker ran for the Senate that year but narrowly lost in the Democratic primary. | 2022-10-05T01:32:09+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-legislature/ap-politics/ap-sen-paul-tries-to-link-dem-challenger-to-political-violence/ |
Clayton Co. man accused of trafficking teenager, sentenced to 70 years
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Clayton County man who was accused of trafficking a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 70 years in prison, Attorney General Chris Carr announced to Atlanta News First.
According to Attorney General Carr, 32-year-old Theodore Browne Jr. was found guilty of trafficking for sexual servitude and cruelty to children in the first degree on March 3. Clayton County Superior Court Judge Jewel Scott imposed the sentence on Wednesday, officials said.
“This sentence demonstrates the severity of the crimes committed by Theodore Browne, Jr., who made the active choice to abuse and exploit an underage girl for sex, putting her health and safety at risk every step of the way,” said Carr. “While today’s hearing was the final chapter in our prosecution of this multi-defendant case, our support of this victim is unwavering and we are so proud of the strength and courage she has shown throughout this process. She has regained her voice, four of her traffickers are off the streets and behind bars, and justice has once again been served.”
According to Clayton County police officials, Browne was charged as part of a case by the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit. The case also includes two buyers and two sellers, who have been convicted and sentenced to prison.
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The United States intends to send another $2 billion in military support to Ukraine and 18 nearby countries at risk of Russian attack, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday during a visit to Kyiv.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also on Thursday announced another package of weapons to Ukraine worth up to $675 million, a pledge made as he met with allies working to keep Ukraine equipped “over the long haul” amid the Russian invasion.
“Yesterday, President Biden approved the latest tranche of U.S. assistance to Ukraine. It’s valued at up to $675 million,” Austin told reporters following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
A list later released by the Pentagon detailed the contents of the package, which includes four 105mm Howitzers and 36,000 accompanying artillery rounds, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), additional High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARM), 100 Humvees, 50 armored ambulances, anti-tank systems, small arms and more.
Blinken notified Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of the latest U.S. lethal aid when the two met Thursday in Ukraine’s capital. It was Blinken’s second visit to Ukraine since Russia first attacked the country on Feb. 24.
In a statement, Blinken said he informed Zelensky of the $675 million presidential drawdown, noting that President Biden “has been clear we will support the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes. I reiterated this message to President Zelenskyy and his team today in Kyiv, which remains — and will remain — the capital of a sovereign, independent Ukraine.”
The new aid would push the U.S. security assistance commitment to Ukraine past the $15 billion mark since August 2021, and more than $14.5 billion since the Russia invasion began.
Both the Pentagon and State Department also announced that the Biden administration has informed Congress of its “intent to make a further $2.2 billion available in long-term investments under Foreign Military Financing to bolster the security of Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors; including many of our NATO Allies, as well as other regional security partners potentially at risk of future Russian aggression.”
Roughly half of that money will go toward Ukrainian security and the other half split between Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
As Blinken visited Kyiv, Austin met with representatives from around 50 countries at the fifth gathering of the Ukraine Contact Group, a group that first met in April to coordinate the flow of military assistance to Ukraine. Those in attendance included NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
“Ukrainian forces have begun their counteroffensive in the south of their country. And they are integrating the capabilities that we all have provided to help themselves to fight and reclaim their sovereign territory,” Austin said earlier on Thursday as he sat down with the group.
“Today, this Contact Group needs to position itself to sustain Ukraine’s brave defenders for the long haul. And that means a continued and determined flow of capability now,” he continued. “And it means renewing and deepening our resolve to stand by Ukraine — with support and strength that doesn’t hinge on any one particular battle.”
Austin added that NATO and the United States are working to host a special session in the next few weeks that will bring together senior national armaments directors from the 50 countries in the contact group.
“They will discuss how our defense industrial bases can best equip Ukraine’s future forces with the capabilities that they need,” he said.
Ukrainian forces are working to push Russian troops from the northeast part of the country around Kharkiv and in the south near Kherson, with Zelensky on Wednesday highlighting “good news” about recapturing unnamed settlements from the Kharkiv region.
But Russia is showing no sign of backing down, with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday defiantly claiming his country has “not lost a thing” from the war in Ukraine and the tight sanctions it has triggered.
U.S. officials, meanwhile, estimated in August that Russia has suffered around 70,000 to 80,000 casualties in under six months.
This story was updated at 12:57 p.m. | 2022-09-08T22:23:46+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/us-to-send-2b-to-ukraine-18-other-countries-at-risk-of-russia/ |
DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman will return to the lineup on Sunday after missing one day with a bruised lower leg.
Grossman left Friday’s game after fouling a pitch off his leg, then got Saturday off to rest.
He’ll bat seventh, which is the lowest he’s been in the lineup since joining the Tigers. Grossman is hitting .201 with a .555 OPS (66 OPS+) in 170 plate appearances this season.
Victor Reyes, who had three hits in his first game back since returning from the injured list, will bat in the lead-off spot.
The Tigers (24-34) and Jays (34-24) wrap up their three-game series on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. It’s Miggy Celebration Day, and Cabrera will be batting cleanup.
Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal (5-2, 2.33 ERA) will face Jays right-hander Ross Stripling (2-1, 3.65). | 2022-06-12T15:16:10+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2022/06/tigers-lineup-robbie-grossman-returns-now-batting-7th.html |
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides began talks Saturday aimed at implementing a U.N.-brokered deal on a prisoner exchange, the United Nations said.
The discussions between Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi rebels are talking place in Switzerland. They are co-chaired by U.N. envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Grundberg urged both parties to “engage in serious and forthcoming discussions to agree on releasing as many detainees as possible,” according to a U.N. statement.
“I urge the parties to fulfill the commitments they made, not just to each other, but also to the thousands of Yemeni families who have been waiting to be reunited with their loved ones for far too long,” he said.
Yemen’s conflict erupted in 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and much of the country’s north. That prompted a Saudi-led coalition to intervene months later in a bid to restore the internationally recognized government to power.
Jason Straziuso, a Geneva-based spokesperson for the ICRC, characterized the meeting as an opportunity to “reduce the humanitarian suffering associated with this conflict.”
“If more detainees are released, it will be welcome news for families that can be re-united with loved ones,” he said.
Majed Fadail, Yemen’s deputy minister for human rights and a member of the government delegation, said the talks would last for 11 days, the government-run SABA news agency reported.
He said they were eager to release all war prisoners to help achieve a “lasting and comprehensive peace” in Yemen.
Abdul-Qader el-Murtaza, the head of the Houthi delegation, said they hoped that this round of talks proves “decisive.”
The Abductees’ Mothers Union, an association of female relatives of detainees jailed by the Houthis, called for a “radical solution” that ends the sufferings of those languishing in prisons. It said in a statement that releasing prisoners would be a step forward to end the conflict.
The talks are a follow-up to a 2018 agreement that demanded that both parties release all those detained in relation to the conflict “without any exceptions or conditions.”
The Detainees’ Exchange Agreement was part of a wider U.N.-brokered deal that ended months of fighting over the crucial Red Sea city of Hodeida four years ago. Since then, the two parties have released many prisoners with a major exchange taking place in October 2020 and involving more than 1,000 detainees from both sides.
The conflict has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters and has become in recent years a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The Yemen talks in Switzerland began a day after Iran and Saudi Arabia announced a China-brokered deal to re-establish diplomatic ties after years of frayed ties and hostilities.
Analysts captiously welcomed the Iran-Saudi deal. Ahmed Nagi, a Yemen expert with the Crisis Group International, said that while the agreement was “an important step,” it doesn’t mean that Yemen’s multi-stage conflict would be quickly settled.
“It is not clear what are the deal details and how Tehran and Riyadh will deal with Yemen complexities on the ground,” he said.
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Associated Press writer Jamey Keaten contributed from Geneva. | 2023-03-11T18:50:45+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/yemen-sides-begin-un-brokered-talks-on-prisoner-exchange/ |
Deep freeze breaks pipes, creates water crisis across South
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Days of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze for only hours are threatening dozens of water systems as burst pipes leak millions of gallons of water.
The problems were happening Monday in large, troubled water systems like Jackson, Mississippi, where residents were required over Christmas to boil water months after most lost service because of a cascade of problems from years of poor maintenance.
They also are happening in Shreveport, Louisiana, where some residents had no water Monday. In Selma, Alabama, the mayor declared a state of emergency because they city worried it would run out of water. Workers at a food bank in Greenville, South Carolina, opened their doors to a rush of water and were trying to save $1 million in food. Police departments around Atlanta said their 911 systems were being overwhelmed by unnecessary emergency calls about broken pipes.
Dozens of water systems either had boil advisories in place because of low pressure or warned of bigger catastrophes if leaks from broken pipes weren’t found and water shut off.
The culprit was temperatures that dropped below freezing Thursday or early Friday and have spent only a few hours if any above 32 degrees (0 degrees Celsius) since then.
Water expands when it freezes, bursting pipes that aren’t protected. Then when the temperature rises, those broken pipes start leaking hundreds or thousands of gallons of water.
And over a holiday weekend, when many businesses are closed, those leaks can go undetected for days, Charleston, South Carolina, water system spokesman Mike Saia told WCSC-TV.
Charleston was on the verge of a boil water requirement for its hundreds of thousands of customers that could close restaurants and other businesses.
The system puts out about 50 million gallons of water during a typical winter day. Over the holiday weekend, its output was about 100 million gallons. More than 400 customers reported burst pipes, so between unreported leaks, closed businesses and empty vacation homes, the system figures thousands of leaky pipes are gushing water.
“It’s death by a thousand cuts,” Saia told the TV station.
The situation in Jackson was not as dire as August, when many of the capital’s 150,000 people lost running water after flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in one of the capital city’s two water treatment plants. Residents had to wait in lines for water to drink, cook, bathe and flush toilets.
But there were people without water pressure and the city set up an emergency water distribution site on Christmas.
“We continue to struggle to return pressure to the water system. We are producing significant amounts of water and pushing that into the system but the pressure is not increasing — despite those efforts at the plants. The issue has to be significant leaks in the system that we have yet to identify,” Jackson officials said in a statement.
In Selma, Mayor James Perkins Jr. issued an emergency order Christmas Day asking owners to go to their businesses and check for leaks before the city ran out of water.
Crews in the city of 18,000 were able to find and fix enough leaks to equalize the amount of water coming into and out of the system, Perkins said Monday in a statement. But there was a major leak that hasn’t yet been found and two more nights that are forecast to be below freezing, the mayor said.
Broken pipes were also causing problems at individual buildings. A massive leak was reported at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Christmas Eve, according to WFSA-TV.
At the Harvest Hope Food Bank in Greenville, South Carolina, employees opened the building Monday morning and several inches of water rushed out. Broken pipes were spraying water and workers turned away dozens of needy people, the food bank said.
The water cut power to the food bank’s freezers and refrigerators, and workers faced the double challenge of getting power restored before the food spoiled and keeping water out of the area. Up to $1 million of food could be destroyed, the food bank said.
The forecast did provide good news. Monday’s highs across the Deep South were expected to be at least in the 40s and the freezing temperatures at night shouldn’t last as long until a much warmup arrives later this week.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday and hovering near the edge of a new bull market for Wall Street.
The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading to rise above the 4,292.44 level. If it finishes the day there, the U.S. stock market’s main measure of health would be 20% above where it was in mid-October. That in turn would mean the end to its painful bear market, which began in early 2022.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 30 points, or 0.1%, at 33,603, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher.
Wayfair rose 5% after the home retailer said its revenue trends so far this quarter have been improving, even though average orders are lower. Also on the winning side was Dave & Buster’s, which jumped 21.3% after reporting stronger profit for the latest quarter than expected.
Campbell Soup, meanwhile, sank 7.4% after reporting weaker revenue for the latest quarter than expected. It also gave a forecast for earnings for its full fiscal year that fell short of analysts’ expectations, as price increases push some customers to buy less.
The market in general has climbed for months thanks to a resilient economy that’s managed to defy predictions for a recession, along with soaring performances for a handful of big technology companies. Even if it does graduate from a bear market into a new bull, though, many challenges remain.
Chief among them is the question that has vexed Wall Street from the start. Which will come first: a recession or inflation falling enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates?
That’s why much of Wall Street’s focus is on next week. The U.S. government is scheduled to release the latest monthly updates on inflation at the consumer and wholesale levels. The Federal Reserve will also hold its next meeting on interest rates.
The dominant expectation among traders is for the Fed to leave rates steady next week. That would mark the first meeting in more than a year where it hasn’t hiked rates. But traders still expect the Fed to resume raising rates in July.
That’s key because the goal of high interest rates is to corral high inflation by slowing the entire economy and hurting prices for stocks, bonds and other investments. The Fed has hiked its benchmark overnight interest rate to the highest level since 2007.
Pressure from high rates have already caused cracks in the U.S. banking and manufacturing industries, though the job market has remained remarkably solid.
Even though the S&P 500 is near a bull market, nearly as many stocks within it are down for 2023 so far as up.
One expected boost to the global economy has not come through, which has added to the pressure. In China, trade data pointed to a further slowing of the world’s second-largest economy.
China reported its exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding to signs of a slowing of its economic recovery following the lifting in December of anti-COVID controls that disrupted travel and commerce.
The decline in exports was the first year-on-year drop in in three months, with export volumes falling below their levels at the start of the year. “And with the worst yet to come for many developed economies, we think exports will decline further before bottoming out later this year,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a commentary.
Stocks in Shanghai gained 0.1%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.8%.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.8%, the sharpest decline in 12 weeks. Analysts said investors were selling to lock in recent gains since prices have risen to their highest level since the early 1990s.
In Europe, stock indexes were little changed.
In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.70% from 3.68% late Tuesday. It helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans.
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AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed. | 2023-06-07T14:15:17+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/stock-market-today-wall-street-edges-higher-to-edge-of-a-new-bull-market/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
Everyone's favorite candy brand unleashes its latest snack item – bite size Animal Crackers covered in peanut butter candy and dipped in milk chocolate
HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reese's is charging into your snack drawer with its new snack option – Reese's Dipped Animal Crackers. Worlds collide and this nostalgic childhood snack meets your favorite chocolate and peanut butter candy.
These bite-sized animal crackers are covered in peanut butter candy and dipped in milk chocolate to give you that delicious Reese's taste, now in a snack form. It's an absolute zoo inside. Featuring 13 different animal shapes from lions to bears, your tastebuds are sure to go "Oh, my!"
"Reese's Dipped Animal Crackers are sweet and crunchy creating the ultimate snack. They're truly something to howl about," said Nowell Kahle, manager, Snacks & Grocery at The Hershey Company.
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MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow-area court for trial Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team.
Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Police said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs.
Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in the U.S., acquittals can be overturned.
At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, Griner’s detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20.
The athlete’s detention and trial come at an extraordinarily low point in Moscow-Washington relations. Griner was arrested less than a week before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, which aggravated already high tensions between the two countries.
The invasion led to sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States, and Russia denounced the U.S. for sending weapons to Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday denied politics played a role in Griner’s detention and prosecution. .
“The facts are that the famous athlete was detained in possession of prohibited medication containing narcotic substances,” Peskov told reporters. “In view of what I’ve said, it can’t be politically motivated,” he added.
Griner’s supporters have kept a low profile in hopes of a quiet resolution, until May, when the State Department reclassified her as wrongfully detained and shifted oversight of her case to its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs — effectively the U.S. government’s chief negotiator.
Griner’s wife, Cherelle, has urged President Joe Biden to secure her release, calling her “a political pawn.”
“It was good to see her in some of those images, but it’s tough. Every time’s a reminder that their teammate, their friend, is wrongfully imprisoned in another country,” Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard said Monday.
The coach hoped that Biden would “take the steps to ensure she comes home.”
Griner’s supporters have encouraged a prisoner swap like the one in April that brought home Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking conspiracy.
Russian news media have repeatedly raised speculation that she could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed “the Merchant of Death,” who is serving a 25-year sentence on conviction of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
Russia has agitated for Bout’s release for years. But the wide discrepancy between Griner’s case — which involves alleged possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil — and Bout’s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S.
Others have suggested that she could be traded in tandem with Paul Whelan, a former Marine and security director serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage conviction that the United States has repeatedly described as a setup.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, when asked Sunday on CNN whether a joint swap of Griner and Whelan for Bout was being considered, sidestepped the question.
“As a general proposition … I have got no higher priority than making sure that Americans who are being illegally detained in one way or another around the world come home,” he said. But he said he could not comment “in any detail on what we’re doing, except to say this is an absolute priority.” | 2022-07-01T12:37:49+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/brittney-griner-trial-begins-in-russian-court/ |
Clinton campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to FBI in trial linked to Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election.
The case against Michael Sussmann was the first courtroom test of special counsel John Durham since his appointment three years ago to search for government misconduct during the investigation into potential ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 campaign. The verdict represents a setback for Durham’s work, especially since Trump supporters had looked to the probe to expose what they contend was egregious bias by law enforcement officials who investigated the former president.
The jury deliberated on Friday afternoon and Tuesday morning before reaching its verdict.
“While we are disappointed in the outcome, we respect the jury’s decision and thank them for their service. I also want to recognize and thank the investigators and the prosecution team for their dedicated efforts in seeking truth and justice in this case,” Durham said in a statement.
The trial focused on whether Sussmann, a cybersecurity attorney and former federal prosecutor, concealed from the FBI that he was representing Clinton’s campaign when he presented computer data that he said showed a possible secret backchannel between Russia-based Alfa Bank and Trump’s business company, the Trump Organization. The FBI investigated but quickly determined that there was no suspicious contact.
The bureau’s then-general counsel and the government’s star witness, James Baker, testified that he was “100% confident” that Sussmann had told him that he was not representing any client during the meeting. Prosecutors say he was actually acting on behalf of the Clinton campaign and another client, and that he hid that information so as to make it seem more credible and to boost the chances of getting the FBI to investigate.
Lawyers for Sussmann deny that he lied, saying that it was impossible to know with certainty what he told Baker since they were the only participants in the meeting and neither of them took notes.
They argued that if Sussmann said he wasn’t acting on the Clinton campaign’s behalf that that was technically accurate since he didn’t ask the FBI to take any particular action. And they said that even if he did make a false statement, it was ultimately irrelevant since the FBI was already investigating Russia and the Trump campaign and would have looked into the Alfa Bank data no matter the source.
During the two-week trial, jurors heard from current and former FBI officials who described efforts to assess the data’s legitimacy as well as former Clinton campaign aides.
The original Trump-Russia investigation, overseen for two years by former special counsel Robert Mueller, found multiple efforts by Russia to interfere on the Trump campaign’s behalf but did not establish that the two sides had worked together to sway the election.
After Mueller’s work was done, then-Attorney General William Barr named a new Justice Department prosecutor, then-Connecticut U.S. Attorney Durham, to examine whether anyone from the FBI or other agencies violated the law as the government opened its investigation into Russian election interference and the Trump campaign.
Durham has remained at work into the Biden administration. He has brought three cases so far, though the one against Sussmann is the only to have reached trial. A former FBI lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, was given probation after pleading guilty in 2020 to altering an email related to the surveillance of an ex-Trump campaign aide, and a Russian analyst who contributed to a dossier of Democratic-funded research into ties between Russia and Trump awaits trial on charges of lying to the FBI about his sources of information.
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-31T16:51:10+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/2022/05/31/clinton-campaign-lawyer-acquitted-lying-fbi-trial-linked-trump-russia-probe/ |
Report: LIV Golf nearing deal to buy TV time on FS1
(AP) - Golfweek is reporting that Saudi-funded LIV Golf, without a U.S. television deal during its inaugural season, is close to an agreement to buy time on FS1.
Golfweek cited multiple sources it did not identify in saying the agreement is still being finalized.
It would go against what Greg Norman, the CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, told a Chicago radio station two weeks ago when he said, “We’re talking to four different networks, and live conversations where offers are being put on the table. They can see what we’re delivering.”
Fox Sports to declined comment.
Networks typically pay a rights fee to broadcast a sport. The PGA Tour, for example, this year began an expanded media rights deal for its tournaments to be shown on CBS, NBC, Golf Channel and ESPN+. The nine-year deal is worth an estimated $7 billion.
In this case, LIV Golf would pay for the time slot and be responsible for the cost of production and any advertising to be sold. In some time-buy cases, the deal includes a few promotional spots to let viewers know when it will be aired.
But any deal, even a time buy, would give LIV Golf what it desperately needs — TV viewership on an American linear channel. The league already has paid enormous signing fees — some reported in the $150 million range — to attract players, and each tournament offers $25 million in prize money. It does not have any visible corporate support.
Getting the major networks seemed to be a long shot because of their existing agreements with the PGA Tour and the animosity between the rival circuits, along with the source of LIV Golf’s deep pockets — Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund — that brought protests to some tournaments staged in the United States over the summer.
LIV Golf has been shown only on its YouTube channel, Facebook and its website, and viewership numbers have been modest.
The series is playing next month in Thailand and Saudi Arabia before ending its inaugural season near Miami for a $50 million team championship. The 54-hole event has been moved to a Sunday conclusion.
It was not clear if any television deal would start in Miami from Oct. 28-30 or wait until 2023, when LIV Golf has said it would have a full schedule. The 2023 schedule is not likely to be released until November.
If the time buy is with FS1, there could be problems with September and October when the cable network has a steady diet of college football on Saturdays.
Golfweek reported LIV wanted a rights fee for the second year of any deal and a guaranteed time slot, but Fox wasn’t interested.
LIV Golf launched in early June and now has 12 of the top 50 players in the world ranking, most notably Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson and Cameron Smith, who officially joined LIV Golf a month after winning the British Open.
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-28T20:58:59+00:00 | ktiv.com | https://www.ktiv.com/2022/09/28/report-liv-golf-nearing-deal-buy-tv-time-fs1/ |
Riley Greene Player Prop Bets: Tigers vs. Red Sox - April 8
Published: Apr. 8, 2023 at 11:23 AM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
The Detroit Tigers and Riley Greene, who went 0-for-4 last time out, battle Tanner Houck and the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park, Saturday at 4:10 PM ET.
In his most recent game he had a hitless performance (0-for-4) against the Red Sox.
Riley Greene Game Info & Props vs. the Red Sox
- Game Day: Saturday, April 8, 2023
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Comerica Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Red Sox Starter: Tanner Houck
- TV Channel: BSDET
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +875)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +260)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)
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Riley Greene At The Plate
- Greene leads Detroit with a slugging percentage of .481, fueled by two extra-base hits.
- In five of seven games this year (71.4%), Greene has reached base safely via hit, and that includes multiple hits twice.
- He has gone deep in one game this year.
- Greene has driven in a run in one game this year.
- He has scored in three of seven games (42.9%), including multiple runs twice.
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Riley Greene Home/Away Batting Splits
Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.9 K/9, which ranks 11th in the league.
- The Red Sox's 5.57 team ERA ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Red Sox pitchers combine to give up 14 total home runs at a clip of two per game (fifth-most in baseball).
- The Red Sox will look to Houck (1-0) in his second start this season.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty threw five innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
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Alan White, longtime drummer for Yes, dead at 72
SEATTLE (AP) — Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72.
White’s death was announced on his Facebook page by his family. The post said he died at his Seattle-area home Thursday after a brief illness. Just days earlier Yes had announced that due to health issues White would not take part in the band’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic album “Close to the Edge.”
White joined Yes in 1972, replacing original drummer Bill Bruford. In a band noted for frequent lineup changes, White was a constant and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017.
Though he didn’t play on “Close to the Edge,” he performed on every subsequent Yes studio album over nearly five decades, including the band’s latest release, “The Quest,” which came out last year.
White stayed with the band through its many iterations. A trailblaizing act in the progressive rock scene in England that grew in popularly in the early 1970s alongside bands like Genesis, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull, Yes was especially know for its intricate arrangements and the musical skill of its individual members.
When progressive rock fell out of fashion in the late 1970s many of the bands associated with the genre struggled.
Following another lineup change, Yes, with White still behind the drum kit, reinvented itself in the 1980s as a harder edged band that appealed to younger listeners more attuned to heavy metal and the visual cues of music videos. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125.”
A longtime Seattle-area resident, White was born in Pelton, County Durham, England, in 1949. His family said he began piano lessons at age 6 and playing the drums when he was 12.
White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s. In 1969, he was asked by John Lennon to join his Plastic Ono Band. In an interview with The Seattle Times in 2021, White said he thought the call from the famous Beatle was a prank.
“A voice announced, ‘Hello, this is John Lennon,’” White said. “I thought it was a mate pulling my leg, put the receiver down, and went back to the kitchen.”
White played a 1969 concert in Toronto with Lennon’s band, which also included guitarist Eric Clapton. White also played with another Beatle, contributing drums to George Harrison’s 1970 solo album “All Things Must Pass.”
In the statement announcing his death, his family wrote: “Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world; band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-26T20:24:59+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/2022/05/26/alan-white-longtime-drummer-prog-rocks-yes-dead-72/ |
Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap
(AP) - Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay to fill prescriptions.
The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face annual costs of more than $1,000 for insulin they need in order to live. Lilly’s changes also come as lawmakers and patient advocates pressure drugmakers to do something about soaring prices.
Lilly said it will cut the list price for its most commonly prescribed insulin, Humalog, and for another insulin, Humulin, by 70% in the fourth quarter, which starts in September. The drugmaker didn’t detail what the new prices would be.
List prices are what a drugmaker initially sets for a product and what people who have no insurance or plans with high deductibles are sometimes stuck paying.
Patient advocates have long called for insulin price cuts to help uninsured people who would not be affected by price caps tied to insurance coverage.
Lilly’s planned cuts “could actually provide some substantial rice relief,” said Stacie Dusetzina, a health policy professor at Vanderbilt University who studies drug costs.
She noted that the moves likely won’t affect Lilly much financially because the insulins are older and some already face competition.
“It makes it easier for Lilly to go ahead and make these changes,” she said.
Lilly also said Wednesday that it will cut the price of its authorized generic version of Humalog to $25 a vial starting in May.
The cost of a prescription for generic Humalog ranges between $44 and close to $100 on the website GoodRx.
Lilly also is launching in April a biosimilar insulin to compete with Sanofi’s Lantus.
Lilly CEO David Ricks said in a statement that it will take time for insurers and the pharmacy system to implement its price cuts, so the drugmaker will immediately cap monthly out-of-pocket costs at $35 for people who are not covered by Medicare’s prescription drug program.
The drugmaker said the cap applies to people with commercial coverage and at most retail pharmacies.
Lilly said people without insurance can find savings cards to receive insulin for the same amount at its InsulinAffordability.com website.
The federal government in January started applying that cap to patients with coverage through its Medicare program for people age 65 and older or those who have certain disabilities or illnesses.
American Diabetes Association CEO Chuck Henderson said in a statement he applauded the steps Lilly was taking and called for other insulin makers to also cap patient costs.
Aside from Eli Lilly and the French drugmaker Sanofi, other insulin makers include the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.
Insulin is made by the pancreas and used by the body to convert food into energy. People who have diabetes don’t produce enough insulin.
People with Type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day to survive. More than 8 million Americans use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association. Research has shown that prices for insulin have more than tripled in the last two decades, and pressure is growing on drugmakers to slow the increases.
The state of California has said it plans to explore making its own cheaper insulin. Drugmakers also may face competition from companies like the nonprofit Civica, which plans to produce three insulins at a recommended price of no more than $30 a vial, a spokeswoman said.
Drugmakers may be seeing “the writing on the wall that high prices can’t persist forever,” said Larry Levitt, an executive vice president with the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation, which studies health care.
“Lilly is trying to get out ahead of the issue and look to the public like the good guy,” Levitt said.
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. became the first company to commercialize insulin in 1923, two years after University of Toronto scientists discovered it. The drugmaker then built its reputation around producing insulin even as it branched into cancer treatments, antipsychotics and other drugs.
Humulin and Humalog and its authorized generic brought in a total of more than $3 billion in revenue for Lilly last year. They rang up more than $3.5 billion the year before that.
“These are treatments that have had a really long and successful life and should be less costly to patients,” Dusetzina said. ___ Follow Tom Murphy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thpmurphy
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-01T14:14:49+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/03/01/lilly-plans-slash-some-insulin-prices-expand-cost-cap/ |
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) has released a total 832 new part numbers during the first half of 2022 for its Standard® and Standard® Import brands. SMP continues to help distribution partners capture additional business, as 286 of these numbers were aftermarket exclusives, meaning they were not available in the aftermarket before SMP's release. To date this year, SMP has released parts covering 180 different categories and over 200 part numbers for 2021 and 2022 model-year vehicles.
Standard® remains dedicated to expanding its ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist Systems) program with the addition of 19 new Park Assist Cameras and 31 ABS Speed Sensors. New Parking Assist Sensors are now available for popular domestic vehicles, including the 2021-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2020-2019 Ford Edge, 2020-2017 Chevrolet Tahoe. Additional ADAS products including Blind Spot Detection Sensors and Lane Departure System Cameras have also been released.
Standard® is committed to providing quality replacement parts for the hybrid and electric vehicle market, as its engine management coverage now includes more than 1,300 SKUs covering 40 electric vehicle models and 2,200 part numbers for 150 hybrid models. SMP Temperature Control Division currently offers more than 570 part numbers for electric vehicles and more than 1,800 for hybrids.
Among Standard's newest offerings are Park Assist Cameras for the 2018-2016 Toyota Prius, ABS Sensors for the 2021-2016 Chevrolet Spark, and an EV Battery Charging Cable for the Toyota Prius and RAV4 through the 2022 model-year.
The releases expand on Standard's leading powertrain-neutral coverage for import and domestic vehicles with 462 new Sensors, Switches, Actuators, Connectors. Included are 31 new ABS Sensors covering over 8 million vehicles in operation, and 44 HVAC Temperature Blend Door Actuators covering over 34 million vehicles in operation. Also included are new Accelerator Pedal Sensors, Cruise Control Distance Sensors, Power Door Lock Actuators, Power Window Switches, Fuel Pressure Sensors, Headlight Switches, Liftgate Release Switches, and more.
John Herc, Vice President Engine Management Marketing, SMP, stated, "We are so proud of the strategic additions to the Standard® product line in the first half of the year, including the introduction of so many aftermarket exclusives. More importantly, Standard® remains dedicated to releasing the highest-quality parts our distributors and dedicated service providers need."
Standard's Variable Valve Timing (VVT) program has also grown with two new VVT Solenoid Kits for General Motors, Lexus, and Toyota vehicles. Also new to the program are 17 VVT Solenoids and seven VVT Sprockets. Together, these components cover over 22 million vehicles in operation.
Several Direct Ignition Coil Kits have been added to the Standard® Blue Streak line, offering coverage for nearly 8 million Ford vehicles, as well as an array of General Motors, Lexus, Infiniti, and Dodge vehicles. A total of 14 new Coil on Plug Coils are now available for such popular applications as Harley Davidson motorcycles through the 2007 model-year, the 2022-2020 Subaru Outback, 2021-2020 Ford Escape, and 2022-2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Ignition Coil Connectors have been introduced to cover nearly 5 million Toyota, Lexus, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche vehicles.
Standard's Diesel program has also expanded this year, with part numbers added to eight product categories. Diesel Fuel Coolers are now available for the Ford Super Duty through 2010, and Diesel Fuel Injector Lines have been added for Ford and Chevrolet vans and trucks. In addition, Diesel Valve Cover Gaskets with Harnesses have been added to cover over 1 million vehicles in operation. The release also adds two new diesel Turbocharger Kits for the Ford Transit and the International 3000 bus platform.
In addition to diesel applications, Standard's turbocharger offering also covers gas-powered vehicles. The release includes four new Turbocharger Kits for popular Ford applications, including the 2020-2015 Mustang, 2017-2015 Expedition, and 2017-2015 F-150. Also added are Turbocharger Actuators, Coolant Lines, Oil Lines, Boost Solenoids, Gasket Sets, Oil Drain Tubes, Hoses, Speed Sensors, Wastegate Solenoids, and Charge Air Coolers to make sure technicians have everything they need for a complete turbo replacement or repair.
All new applications are listed in the eCatalog found at StandardBrand.com, and in electronic catalog providers.
Standard® offers a full line of premium automotive products for ignition, electrical, emissions, fuel and safety-related systems including diesel, turbochargers, TPMS, VVT, ADAS and Blue Streak® heavier-duty ignition coils. The Standard® line provides unmatched coverage for all import and domestic vehicle applications. Standard® is committed to providing replacement parts for all platforms including the latest hybrid and electric vehicle systems. For additional information, contact an SMP® sales representative or visit StandardBrand.com.
With over 100 years in business, Standard Motor Products, Inc. is a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of premium automotive replacement parts. SMP supplies independent professional technicians and do- it-yourselfers with high quality replacement parts for engine management, ignition, emissions, fuel and safety- related systems, as well as temperature control products for domestic and import cars and light trucks. SMP products are sold worldwide through both traditional and non-traditional distribution channels. For more information, download the SMP Parts App or visit smpcorp.com.
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By Joseph E. Quandt
An Oct. 29 forum (“Protecting a global treasure: Northern Michigan lakes”) uses misinformation and scare tactics in support of an effort to institute draconian new government regulations at the expense of private property rights.
At issue is a private property owner’s proposal in Long Lake Township to build a boathouse on their property and a short inland canal to access it. Project opponents completely mischaracterize the proposal and intentionally leave out the numerous environmental and conservation benefits of the project the homeowner plans to undertake.
First, despite the opposition’s claims, one of the world’s most credentialed hydraulic sedimentation scientists testified in a recent administrative trail that significant analysis at the site demonstrates the small dredged area will not need to be re-dredged for decades, if ever.
Second, testimony from fisheries biologists and other credentialed professionals on the impacts to the littoral zone and fish habitat again demonstrate that there would be insignificant, if any, impacts on these resources. Worse yet, efforts of project opponents would prohibit similar private conservation and improvement efforts of other private property owners.
The private property owners in this project plan to significantly improve the shoreline by removing a 255-foot driven sheet-pile steel seawall and replace it with a naturally vegetated shoreline. This private conservation project also would improve water quality by adding wetlands, removing a discharge culvert that currently allows untreated road runoff to flow into Long Lake, constructing a rain garden and bioswale to treat uncontrolled and contaminated runoff and includes stormwater management improvements to protect lake ecology.
Project opponents conceal these conservation improvements and, instead, trot out misinformation against the project simply because it does not fulfill their vision of what should be on someone else’s property. And, in the process, want to ban all future private property owners from undertaking such projects to improve the lake.
Of course, it’s unseemly to say that you just don’t share someone else’s vision for their private property, so instead this objection is cloaked in the framework of “protecting the environment,” backfilled with whatever poor science will fill that vacuum. It appears it’s safe to say that many of the project opponents have never visited the site.
Long Lake Township already has enough regulations placed on private property owners. It should not bend to activists who simply see a destiny for their neighbor’s property which is different from the destiny their neighbor would choose.
Instead, by working together, we can protect our lakes without our government eliminating private property rights. This project is proof.
About the author: Joseph E. Quandt is a Traverse City attorney who has practiced environmental law for nearly 30 years. | 2022-11-16T19:08:48+00:00 | record-eagle.com | https://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/opinion-setting-the-record-straight-in-long-lake-township/article_b4f005fc-5c5d-11ed-a908-aba7fa7755f3.html |
ALGIERS – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday is starting a three-day state visit to Russia meant to strengthen relations of “friendship and cooperation” at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, authorities said Tuesday.
The Algerian presidency said in a statement that Tebboune will attend an economic forum to be held this week in the city of St. Petersburg.
Putin’s invitation had been conveyed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his visit to Algiers in May last year with the aim of developing bilateral military, economic and humanitarian ties, and in other areas.
Some Algerian media have criticized the visit amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“The timing is not at all appropriate, as this visit by the president could be understood as a bias in favor of Russia in its conflict with Ukraine, whereas officially, it has a position of neutrality,” the Maghreb Emergent website wrote on Monday, raising concerns about a potential “backlash” from Western countries.
Tebboune answered a question on the issue during his last appearance on public television last month.
“Russia is a friendly country which helped our revolution and with which we have historic political, diplomatic and economic relations, but we also have good relations with the United States and the countries of the European Union,” he said.
Gas-rich Algeria is in a delicate position regarding its long-standing ties to Russia.
With drastically less capacity, Algeria is increasingly eyed by European countries looking to reduce their reliance on Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine. The North African nation has replaced Russia as Italy's No. 1 energy supplier.
Russia has long supplied Algeria with military equipment. | 2023-06-13T18:50:07+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/business/2023/06/13/algerias-president-starting-state-visit-to-russia-at-invitation-of-putin/ |
KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP)Kyle Garlick and Jose Miranda each drove in two runs, leading Devin Smeltzer and the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Friday night.
Garlick put Minnesota on the scoreboard with an RBI single in a three-run first inning and added a sacrifice fly in the second. He was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the fourth.
Miranda had two hits, including a two-run double with two outs in the eighth that made it 6-3.
”It felt great getting that first hit out of the way,” Miranda said. ”Then getting the second one in a clutch situation when the team needed me, it just felt great to come through.”
Smeltzer (1-0) allowed one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings, throwing 74 pitches in his second major league start this season. He walked one and did not record a strikeout.
”Smeltzer was excellent,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. ”He is helping us win ballgames, which is all he cares about and all we care about. But he was efficient and did a really nice job.”
Jhoan Duran worked 1 2/3 hitless innings to set up Emilio Pagan for his sixth save. Pagan gave up three hits in the ninth, including Emmanuel Rivera’s solo homer.
Carlos Santana also had a solo shot for the Royals, ending an 0-for-21 slump.
Gary Sanchez hit an RBI double in the Twins first and Gio Urshela added a sacrifice fly.
Royals starter Daniel Lynch (2-3) gave up four runs on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
”(Lynch) was having some trouble finishing tonight and there was a reason for that,” Kansas City manager Mike Matheny said. ”He had some tightness come up in his back and felt good enough to pitch, but it was something he had to work through. … We tried to help him figure out a way to get through it and he got better as he went.”
Santana went deep in the seventh, and Whit Merrifield’s sacrifice fly trimmed it 4-3.
Bobby Witt Jr. had a sac fly in the first for Kansas City.
A LONG-AWAITED RETURN
Royals reliever Foster Griffin tossed a scoreless inning in his season debut after returning from Tommy John surgery in 2020. The left-hander made his major league debut and got his first win on his birthday in Detroit on July 27, 2020, before an extended stint on the injured list.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: INF Adalberto Mondesi (left knee ACL tear) was transferred to the 60-day injured list and RHP Ronald Bolanos (undisclosed) was placed on the injured list.
ROSTER MOVES
Royals: Recalled RHP Matt Peacock and selected Griffin from Triple-A Omaha. Optioned RHP Carlos Hernandez to their top farm club.
UP NEXT
Joe Ryan (4-2, 2.39 ERA) starts Saturday for Minnesota against Brad Keller (1-3, 2.89).
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports | 2022-05-21T21:55:29+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/mlb/smeltzer-backed-by-garlick-miranda-as-twins-beat-royals-6-4/ |
- Atento enters into a restructuring support agreement with certain key financial stakeholders to obtain support for a comprehensive balance sheet restructuring
- Atento continues to work with additional financial stakeholders to achieve a consensual deal
NEW YORK, July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Atento S.A. (NYSE: ATTO, "Atento" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest customer relationship management and business process outsourcing (CRM / BPO) service providers and an industry leader in Latin America, announces that, following its announcement on 23 June 2023 regarding its entry into a term sheet providing for a new interim financing of at least $30 million and a path to a comprehensive restructuring transaction to significantly deleverage its balance sheet, Atento has entered into a binding restructuring support agreement with an ad hoc group of financial stakeholders representing more than 75% of its US$39.6 million senior secured notes due 2025, 40% of its US$500 million senior secured notes due 2026, 100% of its currently outstanding New Money 2025 Notes (as defined below) and 100% of its currently outstanding Junior Lien 2025 Notes (as defined below).
Restructuring support agreement terms
The terms of the proposed restructuring are set out in the restructuring term sheet appended to the restructuring support agreement. If implemented in line with the term sheet, the restructuring would involve the following changes to the group's capital structure:
- anticipated net debt leverage ratio of approximately 1.0x or lower following completion of the restructuring;
- the injection of new interim financing of at least $30 million through the issuance of new money notes due 2025 ("New Money 2025 Notes") in tranches over time, the first tranche of which for US$17 million was funded on 30 June 2023;
- the exchange of certain senior secured notes due 2026 for new notes due 2025 ("Junior Lien 2025 Notes") secured on a junior lien basis to the existing 2025 notes and new money 2025 notes, and which will be equitized into 100% of the restructured equity, subject to dilution;
- the provision of up to US$79 million in additional new money investment at emergence from the proposed restructuring ("Exit New Money"), which is expected to be in the form of preferred shares in the restructured business; and
- subject to modifications necessary to obtain commitments for the Exit New Money, the lender under Atento's super senior revolving credit facility, the providers of Atento's cross-currency rate swaps and the holders of Atento's US$500 million senior secured notes due 2026 receiving 5-year warrants for 10% of the fully-diluted restructured equity at an exercise price representing a 5x multiple on invested capital.
In the restructuring support agreement, Atento and the participating financial stakeholders that have executed or acceded to the restructuring support agreement have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the restructuring support agreement, to provide support for the restructuring and to facilitate the implementation of the restructuring, including (in the case of the participating financial stakeholders) by voting in favour of the proposed restructuring at any creditor meetings and not taking, or instructing any other person to take, any enforcement action or pursuing any other available remedies against Atento or any other group company. The restructuring support agreement also includes certain termination events, including where the restructuring has not completed by the agreed long-stop date.
Next steps
Consistent with its communications to all stakeholders, Atento continues to work with each of its financial stakeholders to obtain support for the proposed restructuring and expects additional parties to accede to the restructuring support agreement over the coming weeks. Execution of the restructuring support agreement was a condition precedent to the drawdown of the first tranche of the new interim financing, which has now occurred, and Atento now has sufficient flexibility and financial runway to continue negotiations with each of its other financial stakeholders and move towards a consensual solution for the restructuring over the coming weeks.
Atento is targeting a completion date for the proposed restructuring as soon as possible, and likely before 1 December 2023. Such target date may, however, be subject to limited extensions and Atento will continue working with its key financial stakeholders with a view to completing the transaction as soon as possible. Further announcements and updates in relation to the restructuring will be provided in due course.
The restructuring transaction remains subject to the conditions set out in the restructuring support agreement and the restructuring term sheet, as well as the entry into of further definitive agreements.
Atento is represented by Houlihan Lokey and FTI Consulting as financial advisors and Sidley Austin and Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg, as lead legal advisors. The ad hoc group of financial stakeholders is represented by Rothschild & Co. as financial advisor and Hogan Lovells as lead legal advisor. GLAS Specialist Services Limited is acting as lock-up agent.
Stakeholders interested in discussing matters connected with the restructuring support agreement may contact GLAS Specialist Services Limited (lm@glas.agency), Houlihan Lokey (ProjectAtenasHL@hl.com) or Sidley Austin (Sidleyatento@sidley.com).
About Atento
Atento is the largest provider of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing ("CRM BPO") services in Latin America and one of the leading providers worldwide. Atento is also one of the leading providers of nearshoring CRM BPO services for companies operating in the United States. Since 1999, the Company has developed its business model in 16 countries, employing approximately 135,000 people. Atento has more than 400 clients, offering a wide range of CRM BPO services through multiple channels. Atento's clients are mostly leading multinational companies in telecommunications, banking and financial services, healthcare, retail and public administration sectors. Atento shares trade under the symbol ATTO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In 2019, Atento was named one of the 25 best multinational companies in the world and one of the best multinationals to work for in Latin America by Great Place to Work®. In addition, in 2021, Everest named Atento as a "star performer". Gartner has named the Company two consecutive years a leader in its Magic Quadrant since 2021. For more information visit www.atento.com
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Weber Shandwick
Andrea Terroba | aterroba@webershandwick.com
Esther Presencio – España | epresencio@webershandwick.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "intends," "continue" or similar terminology. These statements reflect only Atento's current expectations and are not guarantees of future events. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to; Atento's ability to negotiate and execute any further definitive documentation with respect to the restructuring transaction and to satisfy the conditions of the restructuring support agreement; ultimate outcome of the restructuring proceedings, obtaining required consents from third-parties and satisfying other conditions precedent for any additional financing that might be outside Atento's control; actions by Atento's lenders and other financing sources, including any creditor actions that could impact Atento's operations; Atento's ability to improve its capital structure and to address its debt service obligations through the restructuring transaction, including potential adverse effects of any potential bankruptcy proceedings on Atento's liquidity and results of operations; Atento's future cash requirements; competition in Atento's highly competitive industries; increases in the cost of voice and data services or significant interruptions in these services; Atento's ability to keep pace with its clients' needs for rapid technological change and systems availability; the continued deployment and adoption of emerging technologies; the loss, financial difficulties or bankruptcy of any key clients; the effects of global economic trends on the businesses of Atento's clients; the non-exclusive nature of Atento's client contracts and the absence of revenue commitments; security and privacy breaches of the systems Atento uses to protect personal data; the cost of pending and future litigation; the cost of defending Atento against intellectual property infringement claims; extensive regulation affecting many of Atento's businesses; Atento's ability to protect its proprietary information or technology; service interruptions to Atento's data and operation centers; Atento's ability to retain key personnel and attract a sufficient number of qualified employees; increases in labor costs and turnover rates; the political, economic and other conditions in the countries where Atento operates; changes in foreign exchange rates; Atento's ability to complete future acquisitions and integrate or achieve the objectives of its recent and future acquisitions; future impairments of our substantial goodwill, intangible assets, or other long-lived assets; and Atento's ability to recover consumer receivables on behalf of its clients. Atento is also subject to other risk factors described in documents filed by the company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. Atento undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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March 2nd, 2023 | 2023-03-02T21:10:38+00:00 | newson6.com | https://www.newson6.com/story/63ffe5c5d9c0f4073317cbba/news-on-6-5-pm-newscast-312023 |
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Remember Bing? Before you Google it, it's the search engine that Microsoft released more than a decade ago. And for most of that time, it's been overshadowed by Google. Well, today, Microsoft announced it's overhauling Bing to incorporate artificial intelligence. Executives hope that'll help it unseat Google and become the top search engine of the future. Bobby Allyn was there for the big announcement at Microsoft's headquarters.
And, Bobby, tell us more about what you learned today.
BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: Yeah. We learned that Microsoft is staking its future on AI. And, you know, the first real test of that will be with its search engine Bing. Soon, people who use Bing will be able to use a tool that's sort of like talking to a real human. It's a service powered by ChatGPT. That's the chat bot that's really taken the internet by storm in recent months.
Executives showed off how this would work. OK, so say you want to plan a five-day vacation to Mexico with the new service, right? You can instantly have a five-day itinerary for your trip. Want to research a Japanese poet? This AI tool not only gives you basic information but analyzes multiple sources at once in a box that appears to the right of your search with annotations and links. You know, Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, called this a new day for search, and he said the race is on.
SHAPIRO: But Google has the lead in this race. So how much of a threat is this to them, really?
ALLYN: Yeah. This really represents a serious threat to Google, I think. In fact, inside the company, executives have launched an effort dubbed code red, specifically aimed at countering the popularity of ChatGPT. And just yesterday, we saw Google announced an AI-powered search engine called Bard that it hopes will rival Microsoft's effort. Now, look, it is going to take a lot to unseat Google. About, you know, 90% of online searches are Google searches. They are the entrenched incumbent here, but they're also lagging behind when it comes to a publicly available AI tools. So some analysts say Microsoft being out front here could start really chipping away at Google's dominance.
Now, worth pointing out that Microsoft did not invent ChatGPT, right? A San Francisco research lab known as OpenAI developed it, but then Microsoft got really excited about it and has been investing billions. So now the two companies, OpenAI and Microsoft, are just really intertwined right now.
SHAPIRO: So if the future of internet search is tied to AI, what pitfalls does that bring? What are the risks?
ALLYN: Yeah. There are a lot of risks, Ari. I mean, anyone who has used ChatGPT has run up against the limitations pretty quickly, right? When you ask it a question, it can do what's known as hallucinating, or confidently stating things that are just straight-up made up. That's obviously concerning. And if AI's the new engine behind how people search the internet, you could just imagine how things could go sideways pretty fast, especially when you're looking up information about subjects rife with misinformation, like elections, vaccines, violent encounters with law enforcement and so on.
You know, after the executives gave us presentations, I and other reporters were allowed to try out the new Bing with Microsoft project managers. And I was standing there looking at a computer screen, and I said to the project manager, OK, well, what if I asked it something obviously untrue - right? - if the 2020 election was stolen. And the project manager demurred and said, no, we're not ready to show how it handles what she called sensitive questions. So to me, Ari, that said everything, right? Microsoft is making this big announcement today about its AI search engine, but it's also not done with its guardrails. And how good those guardrails are I think will be a pretty big factor in just how successful an AI-powered Bing is.
SHAPIRO: NPR's Bobby Allyn.
Thanks a lot.
ALLYN: Thanks, Ari. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | 2023-02-26T05:28:40+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-07/microsoft-will-use-chatgpt-in-its-search-service-bing |
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Whether South Carolina can start executing prisoners again either with a firing squad or electric chair is now in the hands of a judge after a trial over whether shooting or electrocuting inmates is cruel and unusual punishment banned by the U.S. Constitution.
Lawyers for four death row inmates argued this week the prisoners would feel terrible pain whether their bodies were “cooking” by electricity or heart stopped by marksman's bullet — assuming they are on target.
Attorneys for the state countered with their own experts who said death by the yet-to-be-used firing squad or the rarely-used-this-century electric chair would be instantaneous and the condemned would not feeling any pain.
The state Supreme Court ordered Judge Jocelyn Newman to rule within 30 days, but it almost certainly won't be the end of the case. Whichever side loses is expected to appeal. From 1995 to 2011 - when the state's last execution was performed - South Carolina carried out the death penalty on 36 prisoners with lethal injections. But the state's supply of lethal injection drugs expired in 2013, and pharmaceutical companies have refused to sell more for executions.
Prison officials asked lawmakers for help and in 2021 they made the state's electric chair, built in 1912, the default method for executions and let prisoners choose a new firing squad if they wish.
During this week's trial, a Corrections Department official said he devised the firing squad protocols after consulting a prison official in Utah, location of the only three inmates to die by firing squad since 1977. Colie Rushton, the department's security director, testified the .308 Winchester ammunition to be used is designed to fragment and split up in the heart to make death happen as fast as possible, according to media reports from the trial.
Much of the rest of the trial was each side calling its own experts to detail whether inmates feel any pain before they die.
The human brain remains conscious at least 15 seconds after a person’s heart stops beating, said Dr. Jonathan Arden, who formerly led the Washington D.C. Medical Examiner’s office. Arden, testifying on behalf of the inmates said it appeared at least 10% of prisoners in cases he reviewed remained conscious after the first shock of an electrocution.
“Forgive me for saying it so plain,” Arden testified about the electric chair, “but you get the effects on parts on the body, including internal organs, that is the equivalent of cooking.”
Experts for the state testified the shock delivered by the electric chair is so great and the use of ammunition that shatters when it hits bone creating a number of fragments to destroy the heart means almost immediate loss of consciousness and no pain, retired forensic pathologist Dr. D’Michelle DuPre said.
“I believe it would be so quick they would not experience pain at all,” DuPre testified, according to media reports.
Lawyers for the inmates also submitted autopsy photos and reports from inmates who died in the electric chair, saying they demonstrate the pain suffered. Those documents will be reviewed by the judge and not made public. Just three prisoners in South Carolina have chosen the electric chair since lethal injection was made available in 1995.
In closing arguments, lawyers for the state said the other side did not prove that electrocution or a firing squad is more painful than lethal injection, a method that has long been allowed across the country.
“We are in a court of law. This court’s job is to decide questions of law based on the law and based on the facts that it’s heard,” said attorney William Grayson Lambert who is representing the state.
Lawyers for Justice 360, a group that fights for fairness and transparency in death penalty and other major criminal cases and is representing the inmates, said this case wasn't just about cold facts.
“This case isn’t all about science,” attorney Joshua Kendrick said according to media reports. “Our decisions today are guided by mercy.”
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Follow Jeffrey Collins on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JSCollinsAP. | 2022-08-06T07:43:02+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Judge-to-decide-if-firing-squad-or-electric-chair-17354621.php |
INDIANAPOLIS, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a common stock dividend of $0.15 cents per share, payable June 15, 2023, to the Company's shareholders of record on June 1, 2023.
EIDP, Inc. Announces Preferred Stock Dividend
The Board of Directors of EIDP, Inc. (formerly known as E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company) (EIDP) declared regular preferred stock dividends of $1.12-1/2 per share on the $4.50 series preferred stock and $0.87-1/2 per share on the $3.50 series preferred stock – both payable July 25, 2023, to EIDP stockholders of record on July 7, 2023. EIDP, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Corteva, Inc.
About Corteva
Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) is a publicly traded, global pure-play agriculture company that combines industry-leading innovation, high-touch customer engagement and operational execution to profitably deliver solutions for the world's most pressing agriculture challenges. Corteva generates advantaged market preference through its unique distribution strategy, together with its balanced and globally diverse mix of seed, crop protection, and digital products and services. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and a technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the company is committed to maximizing productivity for farmers, while working with stakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. More information can be found at www.corteva.com.
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(The Hill) – Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said in a new interview that the “anti-vaxxer attitude” of some Americans risks causing non-COVID virus outbreaks in the U.S.
“I’m concerned the acceleration of an anti-vaxxer attitude in certain segments of the population…might spill over into that kind of a negative attitude towards childhood vaccinations,” Fauci told The Financial Times in an interview published Sunday.
“If you fall back on vaccines against common vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, that’s where you wind up getting avoidable and unnecessary outbreaks.,” Fauci added.
Fauci, who announced last month that he will step down from his positions in the Biden administration in December, said political division is one factor driving anti-vaxxer sentiment, noting how some states have not promoted COVID-19 vaccination and Congress has failed to advance billions of dollars in funding.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report in July showing that vaccination among children declined more during the COVID-19 pandemic than at any time in the past 30 years.
Fauci’s remark comes after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a state of emergency last week due to the spread of polio through wastewater, spurring the state to ramp up vaccinations against the virus.
The U.S.’s COVID-19 vaccination rate amongst adults is still at 67 percent, according to CDC data, but is well below other countries.
Fauci also said in an interview with Bloomberg Law earlier this month that the U.S. should prepare for a bad flu season. | 2022-09-19T01:25:16+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/coronavirus/fauci-fears-anti-vaxxer-attitude-could-cause-outbreaks-of-non-covid-diseases/ |
Dayton gets boost late in fourth, trips up Marist 24-7
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Jake Chisholm had 91 yards rushing, Dayton cashed in on two big defensive stops, and the Flyers defeated Marist 24-7. Shane Hamm’s 39-yard touchdown pass to Luke Brenner was the game’s only touchdown until Chisholm scored on a 2-yard run with 3:27 remaining in the game. Michael Neel scored on a 10-yard run a couple of minutes later for the Flyers. The two fourth-quarter touchdowns came on drives of two yards and 17 yards. The first was set up by Mason Henry’s fourth-down sack of Marist quarterback Diego Arroyo. The second TD came after Cole Hildebrand’s interception of Arroyo. | 2022-10-15T22:34:55+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/10/15/dayton-gets-boost-late-in-fourth-trips-up-marist-24-7/ |
KILLEN — Thelma Mae Risner Brown, 88, of Killen, passed away October 5, 2022. She was a native of Wayne and Lawrence counties in Tennessee. She lived in Killen, Alabama for over 40 years. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Killen. She was a devoted pastor’s wife and married for 52 years. She loved her church family and children. She taught Sunday School, played the piano and sang in church.
Visitation will be Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 12-2 p.m. at Greenview Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Ronnie Jones and Rev. Robert Clark officiating. Burial will follow in Greenview Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Mark Brown, Patrick Brown, Luke Brown, Collin Brown, Brady Brown, and Matthew Brown.
Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, James F. Brown; son, James F. Brown, Jr.; daughter, Cathy K. Benedict; grandson, Cody Benedict; granddaughter, Melaina Brown; parents, Charles and Ruby Risner; sister, Ava Jones; and brothers, Joel, Doyle, and Daniel Risner.
She is survived by her sons, Mark W. Brown (Tammy) of Rogersville, and Patrick D. Brown of Killen; brother, Eual Risner of Collinwood, TN; sisters, Wanda Risner, Evelyn Hyde, Teresa Fisher Risner of Lawrenceburg, TN, and Glenda Lamar of Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren, Collin, Brady, Luke, Kimberly, Matthew, Jimmy, Tabitha, Brandice, and Charity; and six great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Cedar View Assisted Living and Lauderdale Christian Nursing Home staff family; Dr. David Bachofer, Dr. Mike McLeary and Dr. Saquib Anjum. Words can’t express our gratitude for their care and compassion.
An online guest book may be signed at greenviewmemorial.com | 2022-10-07T05:42:32+00:00 | timesdaily.com | https://www.timesdaily.com/obituaries/thelma-mae-risner-brown/article_e015d89b-eb8e-5bc2-9da5-2d18829e49dc.html |
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